Abstract

This article evaluates the impact of extending a traditional written research paper into a digital documentary on students' perception and level of comprehension of a global sustainability issue. An adaptation of Moon's (1999) five-stage map of learning was used to assess the written and digital projects students submitted to a statewide conference. The assessment was enriched by a survey gauging students' feelings about the process of creating their papers and documentaries. Results show the value of the written paper (expository) as a reflection artifact of a student's personal worldview. Transforming the message into a digital documentary encourages students also to appreciate global issues through the eyes of cultural "others," a process Hanvey (1982) called "perspective consciousness."

Citation

Green, M.R., Walters, L.M., Walters, T. & Wang, L. (2015). Not Just Another Research Paper: Understanding Global Sustainability through Digital Documentary. Social Studies, 106(1), 37-46. Retrieved October 3, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/154348/.

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Keywords

• Comparative Analysis
• Documentaries
• Global Approach
• High School Students
• information literacy
• information technology
• Learning Processes
• reflection
• Research Papers (Students)
• social studies
• student attitudes
• Student Surveys
• sustainability
• Technological Literacy
• technology integration
• Technology Uses in Education
• Visual Literacy