Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Motivation in education -- Iowa; Achievement motivation in children -- Iowa; Performance in children; Learning, Psychology of; Academic achievement;
Abstract
In the past two decades, achievement goal theory has been found particularly useful in explaining student motivation (Kaplan & Maehr, 2007; Kaplan, Middleton, Urdan, & Midgley, 2002). The purpose of this study was to analyze differences between the achievement goals espoused by middle school and elementary teachers. A mixed-method approach was utilized that required teachers in an urban, eastern Iowa school district to complete a survey regarding their motivational beliefs. Select teachers were then identified based on survey results to be observed and interviewed in an attempt to further analyze instructional practices as they related to student motivation. Results of this study provide significant findings regarding how elementary and middle school classroom environments and instructional practices differ and are especially relevant considering recent middle school reformation.
Year of Submission
2010
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
First Advisor
Charlotte M. Haselhuhn
Date Original
2010
Object Description
1 PDF file (xi, 167 pages)
Copyright
©2010 Michelle Hinzman
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hinzman, Michelle, "Educational applications of achievement goal theory" (2010). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 444.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/444
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