“Motivation is a complex part of human psychology and behavior that influences how individuals choose to invest their time, how much energy they exert in any given task, how they think and feel about the task, and how long they persist at the task” (Urdan & Schoenfelder, 2006). The biggest question educators face in today’s classroom is what motivates a student to do something and why? Virtually all students are motivated in one way or another. Research of student motivation suggests a theory that emphasizes a social-cognitive perspective. The cognition of students regarding academic work are influenced by social factors, such as messages from the teacher about the difficulty of the task, the perceived abilities of classmates, and the information about the importance of learning the material (Urdan & Schoenfelder, 2006). In this paper the focus will primarily be on those elements within the classroom that influence student motivation and engagement. Commonly, student motivation can be …show more content…
The social contexts created within a classroom influence not only academic motivation and achievement, but also the individual development and well-being of students. There are many situations throughout a school day where students must interact with each other, and are shaped by the attitudes and behaviors of others. Research has found that students’ perceptions of positive relationships with their teachers were correlated with their pursuit of pro-social classroom goals such as getting along with others and being socially responsible, and were more strongly linked to student motivation in school (Urdan & Schoenfelder, 2006). Students care about their relationships with their teachers and respond with greater engagement and effort when they believe that their teachers care about them and are supportive. Scaffolding is a great instructional strategy to engage students in the
Students come across many complications during their school career. Some students are actually smart but just don’t apply themselves, or even have hardships that are going on in their lives. These can be fixed if you can find motivation and confidence. In the story “Zero,” Paul Logan coasts through high school and college. Logan doesn’t know the tools to succeed in school, which causes his grades to fall. In the story “The Jacket,” Gary Soto explains how the way you dress influences how you feel about yourself. Which in this case him getting an ugly jacket; which causes him to be depressed and his grades to fall. Albeit Logan and Soto went through similar hardships, they both succeed with motivation and confidence.
Introduction Motivation can be defined as one’s direction and action to behavior. To be motivated means to be moved to do something (Ryan & Deci, 2000), also a person who feels activated and ambitious toward an end is considered motivated, whereas someone who feels inspiration to do something is characterized as unmotivated. Rather, there are different kinds of motivation, such as extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation and amotivation. In this article, the dominant areas I would like to research are about extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, which directly related to students’ performance in school.
Motivation in college is different. For starters, as a student, I have to be self-motivated. My parents are not here to make sure I get my work done and go to class. I have to find motivation in myself to go to class and get my work done.
“The academic objectives of schools cannot be met un¬less teachers provide students with a socially and emotion¬ally healthy classroom environment” (as cited in Brackett, Reyes, Rivers, Elbertson, & Salovey, 2011, p. 27). Making classrooms safe, healthy, and conducive to learning are of the utmost importance. One way for teachers to obtain these objectives is by creating positive student-teacher relationships. In the article, “How to Win Friends and Influence Students,” Biga and Spott apply methodologies from the book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, and transform them to fit a classroom setting. Biga and Spott believe that making students feel important is a proactive task to which teachers must adhere. Three techniques that the authors suggest will improve student-teacher relationships include: welcome messages, getting their attention (through giving attention), and conversation stacks.
Henderson, Joyce Many, H.P. Wellborn, and Joy Ward (2006), there are six main deviations of scaffolding; these deviations include of “modeling, contingency management, giving feedback, instructing, questioning, and applying cognitive thinking.” Though there are different variations, the teacher is allowed to choose which one (s)he would like to instill on their student. If the instructor knows what specific area the student is struggling in, they can decide which will be the best fitting scaffolding method and apply it to the student. It was discovered that early childhood development depended heavily on social interaction. It is crucial for the advancement of knowledge in a child to be “centered in a social support system that encourages communication and interaction” (Henderson et. al
Many researches have been conducted to investigate what motivates students for better academic performance and whether it has a correlation with achievement motivation.
Although today’s culture is for students to sit, listen, and learn, Edmundson and Freire indicate that there are valuable rewards in provoking students to critically think and analyze the material provided, but say little about ways to keep students motivated. Further research indicates that motivation plays a significant part in keeping the interest and focus of students and teachers. Adjustments to educational culture are insignificant if strategies for increased motivation in the classrooms aren’t utilized.
Motivation is important because it allows you to work towards and complete your goals. GPA allows you to see, on average, how well a student has performed in all classes they have taken. It is likely there is a relationship between motivation and GPA. If a student is highly motivated, will their GPA rise? Based upon previous research, it is hypothesized that students who are highly motivated will have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Seventeen university students, 9 male and 8 female participated in the survey. The survey included 9 questions that measured motivation, measured on a Likert scale from 1-5. [Results].
Being motivated is not just about a good end result, but it is about acquiring an ingrained mindset that empowers and directs one’s behavior. (Tan, OS, Parsons, R. D., Hinson, S. L., & Sardo-Brown, D., 2011) Mary Doe can clearly be seen to be unmotivated in learning as seen from her low expectations of success. She is seen to have a low gauge of her ability, which leads to her low confidence, and lowered motivation towards her academics. We will explore the possible causes, as well as solutions to aid the improvement of her motivation in learning.
These days, there is an ongoing debate among people about the importance of motivation. With many people claiming that motivation and structure practice can consider as the most effective method rather than teaching in classrooms. While many other arguably arrogating that classroom coaching should not replace with any other alternate methods. However, this notion merits serious consideration. In this essay, I will explicate my point of view by analyzing both the sides of the assertion.
Skinner E, Belmont M. Motivation in the classroom: Reciprocal effects of teacher behavior and student engagement across the school year. Journal of Educational Psychology 1993;85:571–581.
Currently, in the state of Georgia, the TKES system used to observe teachers reflect instruction in departmentalized and self-contained classrooms. As a result, schools are transitioning to more departmentalized classroom settings due to increasing enrollment of students, higher demand in differentiation, and easier transitions to upper grade levels. This study will help determine the importance of departmentalized versus self-contained classroom settings. A study by, Dr. Alecia Sthrol showed statistics that teachers in middle school and high school have seen a drastic change in student achievement due to departmentalized classroom settings. However, there were a lot of cons that came along with the process that if not kept to par, would result to a decrease in student achievement. The purpose, of this research is to determine if departmentalized classroom settings or self-contained classroom settings affect student motivation and achievement for fourth grade students. (insert motivation statements here)“According to the self-worth theory of achievement motivation, a sense of academic self-worth is the most critical factor in determining student attitudes and behavior. The key to academic self-worth is students’ perceptions of their own ability in school, especially in comparison with others. Students learn to avoid shame and humiliation due to failure by choosing to not try. This type of, intentional resistant classroom behavior have been coined “negative motivation” (Teel, 2001 p. 16).
It is first important to understand how motivation works in the classroom. There are infinite procedures teachers use to achieve desired effects from their students, but there are general patterns these motivational tools follow. In order for teachers to communicate with their students, they must identify with their needs on an individual basis (Gawel, 1997). This proposal is much akin to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, which states five basic needs that must be met in order to achieve full motivation. These needs, in ascending order, are as follows: physiological, security, love and belongingness, esteem and self-respect, and self-actualization (Gawel, 1997). Each of these needs details a very important issue in motivation inside the classroom and out.
Student motivation can be affected by several factors. These elements include parent involvement, teacher enthusiasm, rewards, peers, the learner’s environment, personal experiences, personal interests of the student, and self-esteem and self-image.
One contributing factor towards student success is student motivation. Motivation is reading unassigned books out of class that relate to the class subject matter, just to expand his or her knowledge. The need or want type of actions a persons’ mentality is, to reach a personal goal or objective of some sort. People’s motivational purpose in school can range from, higher earning potential, more job stability, greater benefits, and even just to gain more knowledge. In a YouTube video entitled “The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us” by Dan Pink, he suggests that three elements: purpose, mastery, and autonomy play a part towards true motivation. Autonomy is ones self-drive, while