What Underachieving Middle School Students Believe Motivates them to Learn

Chapter 1: The Challenge to Educate Everyone    The Problem    The Research Question      Focus on Instruction      Focus on Middle Edu.        Excellent Age        Academic Focus        Concerns      Why Student Voices    The Study Chapter 2: A Review of Literature Chapter 3: Methods Chapter 4: The Results Chapter 5: Discussion References Appendixes Biography

Why Focus on Middle Level Education? There are three main reasons to focus on middle level education. The first is that developmentally, middle level students are at a good age to change their achievement patterns and their attitudes toward school. The second reason is that the middle school movement is based on a rich tradition of trying to help all students meet high standards for academic achievement. Thirdly, there are strong concerns about middle school students’ actual achievement.

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