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Khilola Alihon
Master of Education in Educational Leadership
EDUC 511: Introduction Independent Research
Dr. Alexandria Proff
October 15, 2022.
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Conceptual Framework: “An Engagement Gap: Engaging High School Learners in a Post-

Covid Learning Environment”

This analytical investigation aimed to gather data that demonstrates many post-pandemic aspects,

reasons, and effects in the area of education, particularly in engaging high school students in a

learning environment. Student engagement remains important to learning and achievement, and

it’s likely that teachers will need to find new ways to motivate and engage their students.

this study's conceptual framework considered the knowledge, motivation, and other elements that

affect the gap that currently exists in the post-COVID learning environment.

Basically, the following were the research topics that this study aimed to answer:

 How does the use of technology affect on engagement among private high school

students?

 How does active learning help engage private high school students in learning

environment?

Understanding how to re-engage students requires first understanding the definition of student

engagement, the benefits, the different types of engagement, what it looks like in the classroom,

and the psychology of engagement. One of the main reasons why student engagement is so

important is because the associated skills and habits – motivation, joy of learning, persistence,

curiosity – set students up to thrive in college and their careers.

Reference
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-020-10219-y

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https://www.brookings.edu/research/beyond-reopening-schools-how-education-can-emerge-

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