Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Language arts (Secondary); Motivation in education;
Abstract
This research project began as a stream of unmotivated students walked through the door of a classroom. The author began to understand that while the current focus in American education is on standards and curriculum issues, the motivation of secondary students is often a lost and unrepresented topic in today's rhetoric. After being in the classroom for over seven years, the author was able to discern five prototypes of students. All five had different motivational styles and worked for different reasons. Using firsthand observations and scouring the current literature, the author was able to come up with some specific and varied ways to help each type of student.
The research also yielded general interventions that could be applied classroom-wide. All findings indicate that students need to feel a connection with the teacher, need to feel safe in the classroom and need to see the value in education. While there are several ways to work with students, the willingness to see motivation as a crucial element of education and a desire to help all students succeed is of the utmost importance in today's classroom.
Year of Submission
2005
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
First Advisor
Radhi H. Al-Mabuk
Date Original
2005
Object Description
1 PDF file (67 pages)
Copyright
©2005 Kylee Schmitt Pusteoska
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Pusteoska, Kylee Schmitt, "How can teachers motivate secondary language arts students? : 5 prototypes" (2005). Graduate Research Papers. 1370.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/1370
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