Faculty Publications
Promoting Positive Achievement In The Middle School: A Look At Teachers’ Motivational Knowledge, Beliefs, And Teaching Practices
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title
RMLE Online
Volume
30
Issue
9
First Page
1
Last Page
20
Abstract
This study was prompted by previous research showing a decline in motivation as students transition from elementary to middle school. The decline in motivation may be associated with changes in the achievement goal structures of their classrooms and schools. This study describes a survey of 69 elementary and 28 middle school teachers that explored their knowledge of approaches to motivation, specific achievement goal beliefs, behaviors, perceptions of school goal structures, and perceptions of specific student beliefs. These teachers were most familiar with behavioral and cognitive approaches to motivation. They generally reported mastery-oriented beliefs, behaviors, and school goal structures, although elementary teachers rated school goal structures as more mastery-oriented and less performance-oriented than did middle school teachers. Counter to student-reported goal orientations found in previous studies, teachers at both levels believed their students held performance goal orientations. Teachers can promote mastery-oriented classrooms and school goal structures at elementary and middle school levels.
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
Original Publication Date
1-1-2007
DOI of published version
10.1080/19404476.2007.11462042
Recommended Citation
Haselhuhn, Charlotte W.; Al-Mabuk, Radhi; Gabriele, Anthony; Groen, Marc; and Galloway, Sarah, "Promoting Positive Achievement In The Middle School: A Look At Teachers’ Motivational Knowledge, Beliefs, And Teaching Practices" (2007). Faculty Publications. 2683.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/2683