What Underachieving
Middle School Students
Believe Motivates them to Learn
Middle School Students
Believe Motivates them to Learn
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Middle School Students Believe Motivates them to Learn |
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Chapter 1: The Challenge to Educate Everyone Chapter 2: A Review of
Literature
Chapter 3: Methods Chapter 4: The Results Chapter 5: Discussion |
Factors That Promote Motivation and Achievement One of the most persistent questions facing individual teachers is, "How do I motivate all children to learn?" The key idea of motivation is getting people to do something. Within an educational setting, the desired outcome is learning. The key components of optimal learning are conceptual understanding and the ability to use knowledge flexibly; so the goal of motivating students does not stop with simply getting students to participate in class activities, but with developing conceptual understanding and the flexible use of knowledge. Ideally, this learning would become self-directed and self-regulated. Because the studies included under the umbrella of "motivation" are so broad and varied, and have evolved over time, it is impossible to provide a review of the literature that would satisfy all the theories and traditions. Therefore, this section will focus on five areas: experience and context, interest and goals, autonomy and choice, learning styles, and the student/teacher relationship. |
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Send questions or comments to wilder@somtel.com Last updated April 25, 2001 |
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