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The problem:

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-06 00:38:23 UTC

It can be a challenge to motivate students in middle school mathematics classes.

Making topics like linear functions and dividing fractions engaging and interesting

for my students in a difficult task. When students are not motivated, they tend

to not learn as well. As a teacher, my job is to make sure all of my students are

reaching their highest potential. When students are motivated to learn, there is an

increase in academic success.

Ideas to research:

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-06 00:38:35 UTC

The following are ideas I have to better motivate my students to learn

Intrinsic Motivation - praise

Competition/Games

Technology

Rewards/Consequences- Extrinsic Motivation

What prevents student learning?

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-09 00:28:24 UTC

boredom

difficulty

home issues

conflict with teacher

poor classroom management

ineffective teachers

Current Research:

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Topic:

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Motivating Students for Academic Success

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Key points:

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-09 01:23:08 UTC

12 Categories:

1. Make content relevant

2. Help students achieve their goals

3. Be prepared and model learning

4. Encourage students to learn

5. Positive relationship with students

6. Reward student achievement and effort

7. Avoid de-motivating

8. Enhance their self-efficacy

9. Engaging teaching strategies

10. Appealing teaching strategies

11. Motivational feedback

12. Monitor motivation levels and make adjustments as needed

Key points:

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-09 01:32:24 UTC

-Rewards hinder student motivation

-uniqueness of students

-increase in confidence links to student motivation

-repetitive work hinders motivation

"How Can Students Be Motivated: A Misplaced Question? " Key Points

2013-05-09 12:15:43 UTC

-teachers are manipulating students' personalities with rewards and extrinsic motivation.

-inspiring versus motivating

-three positive effects on classroom - equity, achievement, and camaraderie

-pride in work itself

-relationship between academic achievement and video games

-is room for both intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in a classroom

-Say thank-you

-recognize students actions - improvement

-informal rewards are better than formal awards

-positive expectations

-precise feedback

"Motivating Students through On-Line Competition: An Analysis of Satisfaction and Learning Styles"

2013-05-09 18:51:11 UTC

(article)

- student centered learning/active learning

-Teachers are guides

-emphasizes learning styles

Stuck in the Middle

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-10 00:20:41 UTC

This article talks about how difficult it can be to motivate middle school students. I found it interesting that this article pointed out that teachers don't always use real life examples that are interesting for their students. It is important that teachers communicate with their students to find out their likes and dislikes and tailor their lessons to their needs.

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-10 00:24:05 UTC

Website: Strategies to Motivate Students

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Social Cognitive, Factors, Support, and Engagement: Early Adolescents' Math Interests as Precursors to Choice of Career

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-12 14:04:42 UTC

This articles doesn't how adolescents viewpoints of mathematics effects career discussions in their future. One part I found interesting was that part that discussed how middle school students lose interest in mathematics and start to question its usefulness and purpose.

School and teacher perspectives across mathematics and science classrooms

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-12 14:10:37 UTC

Students opinions of "real-world" examples are often much different then their teachers' opinions. Teachers need to spend time learning what is important for their students.

Skill-builders: improving middle school students’ self-beliefs for learning mathematics

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-12 15:05:28 UTC

Supermath: an alternative approach to improving math performance in grades 4 through 9

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Immediate Rewards Boost Student Performance

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-12 16:40:12 UTC

This article talks about research conducted by the University of Chicago that discovered that students perform better on standardized tests if offered a reward right before taking the test and given the reward immediately after the test. The more money students were offered, the better their performance.

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-12 19:02:19 UTC

In this article, the authors talk about how extrinsic motivators (rewards) can be weak reinforcers of behavior and in the long run can be negative reinforcers. The article talks about the power of incentives in many aspects of life, including school and career. Incentives can cause people to lose confidence in themselves or loss of value in their task.

Intrinsic and extrinsic school motivation as a function of age: the mediating role of autonomy support

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-12 19:07:01 UTC

This article discusses how age effects motivational strategies. Between 9 -15 there is an decrease in intrinsic motivation in students. It talks about the importance of self-determined extrinsic motivation than non-self determined extrinsic motivation. Teachers should nurture intrinsic motivation.

Teachers Influences of Students' Attachment to School

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-12 19:10:11 UTC

This article discusses how performance improves when teachers support students emotionally and socially. It discusses how important it is for teachers and students to have a positive relationship in order to improve performance.

Literature Review (Rough Draft

ml_endrizzi — 2013-05-17 01:44:55 UTC

By: Michelle Marin