What Underachieving
Middle School Students
Believe Motivates them to Learn

Chapter 1: The Challenge to Educate Everyone

Chapter 2: A Review of Literature

Chapter 3: Methods


Chapter 4: The Results
     Transferability
     Transcript Quotes
     Participants
     What Motivates?

Chapter 5: Discussion

References

Appendixes

Biography

Chapter IV: The Results

This study explores what underachieving middle school students believe motivates them to learn. The insights of these students will add to the discussion of how to help all students learn well and achieve to higher standards. This chapter presents the results of the study, beginning with a discussion the transferability and generalizability of the results, then a description of the schools, teachers, and students who participated in the study, including a discussion of what each student believes motivates him or her to learn. The chapter ends with a synthesis of the data centered around eight key motivational themes.

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