What Underachieving
Middle School Students
Believe Motivates them to Learn

Chapter 1: The Challenge to Educate Everyone

Chapter 2: A Review of Literature
     Causes
     Factors to Help
     Summary

Chapter 3: Methods

Chapter 4: The Results

Chapter 5: Discussion

References

Appendixes

Biography

Underachievement: Characteristics, Causes, and Reversal

Underachievement has been a topic of research for more than 40 years. It has become clear that underachieving students are not simply unmotivated. Much more complex dynamics are at play. This section will first explore the characteristics of underachieving students, then some of the causes of underachieving behavior, and lastly some of the factors that can reverse underachieving patterns.

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