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 |
The chapters that follow present an overview of this research study. Chapter Two synthesizes the current literature on underachieving students and on motivation. The section on underachievement explores the characteristics of underachieving students, some of the causes of underachieving behavior, and some of the factors which can reverse underachievement patterns. Issues of motivation reviewed are interests and goals, autonomy, belonging, self-efficacy, and learning styles. Chapter Three presents the research method. A detailed description of the subject selection process is provided. In addition, this chapter presents a detailed description of data collection through interviews and observations. Lastly, the procedures for data analysis are explained. Chapter Four presents the findings from the four case studies. The chapter begins with a description of each subject and the themes emergent from the interviews about how each student believes he or she learns well. Then what the students and teachers have to say about the five motivation themes (interests and goals, autonomy, belonging, self-efficacy, and learning styles) is presented. The findings are presented in a rich and descriptive format. Chapter Five includes a summary of the findings, and a discussion of the significance of those findings. In addition, implications for how motivating instruction may be practiced in classrooms are explored. Finally, suggestions for further research on motivating underachieving students are presented. |
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Send questions or comments to wilder@somtel.com Last updated April 25, 2001 |
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