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Alnatheer, Amal A. "The role of motivation and motivational strategies in Saudi students' communicative competence in English." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2013. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/63816/1/Amal_Alnatheer_Thesis.pdf.
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This study explored how motivation and motivational strategies influence the communicative competence of students from Saudi Arabia. Participants included Saudi students enrolled in English courses in Australian educational institutions, and Saudi students living in Saudi Arabia studying in English language institutes in Saudi Arabia. Phase One involved interviews with16 participants. In Phase Two, 279 participants completed a questionnaire. Findings included differences between participants’ measured and self-reported communicative competence, with the Australian group having higher levels of measured and self-reported communicative competence. In addition, motivation teaching strategies were found to affect students’ motivation, but not their communicative competence.
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Savage-Speegle, Amanda. "Autonomy Supportive Teaching Strategies and Student Motivation in Middle School Physical Education." Thesis, Walden University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10638670.
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Many U.S. adolescents struggle with obesity and a lack of motivation to be healthy and physically active, which affects individual as well as public health. The purpose of this mixed-method study was to evaluate students’ motivation to participate in physical education class and better understand the teaching strategies currently used by physical education teachers who participated in an interview and 2 observations. Self-determination theory framed the research questions, which focused on students’ intrinsic motivation to participate in physical education class and physical education teachers’ use of autonomy supportive teaching strategies. Learning Climate and Basic Need surveys were administered to 6th–8 th grade students (n = 261). Analysis of descriptive statistics revealed students felt the strongest fulfillment of relatedness from their teacher (M = 5.6) and autonomy support to be the least (M = 4.6). Overall inferential statistics revealed similar results when teachers were compared. Analysis of variance resulted in no significant differences between the teachers as related to competence, relatedness, autonomy, and perceptions. Qualitative data was coded and revealed similar themes; all data revealed relatedness scores were the highest for all the teachers, and autonomy support was the lowest for all the teachers. Positive social change provides an updated 9-week curriculum plan with new units that have been designed to enhance their motivation and create awareness of lifelong physical activities; autonomy supportive teaching strategies have been incorporated in the curriculum.
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Savage-Speegle, Amanda Lynn. "Autonomy Supportive Teaching Strategies and Student Motivation in Middle School Physical Education." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4327.
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Many U.S. adolescents struggle with obesity and a lack of motivation to be healthy and physically active, which affects individual as well as public health. The purpose of this mixed-method study was to evaluate students' motivation to participate in physical education class and better understand the teaching strategies currently used by physical education teachers who participated in an interview and 2 observations. Self-determination theory framed the research questions, which focused on students' intrinsic motivation to participate in physical education class and physical education teachers' use of autonomy supportive teaching strategies. Learning Climate and Basic Need surveys were administered to 6th-8th grade students (n = 261). Analysis of descriptive statistics revealed students felt the strongest fulfillment of relatedness from their teacher (M = 5.6) and autonomy support to be the least (M = 4.6). Overall inferential statistics revealed similar results when teachers were compared. Analysis of variance resulted in no significant differences between the teachers as related to competence, relatedness, autonomy, and perceptions. Qualitative data was coded and revealed similar themes; all data revealed relatedness scores were the highest for all the teachers, and autonomy support was the lowest for all the teachers. Positive social change provides an updated 9-week curriculum plan with new units that have been designed to enhance their motivation and create awareness of lifelong physical activities; autonomy supportive teaching strategies have been incorporated in the curriculum.
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Casey, Ty Thomas. "Strategies of Motivation Teachers Can Learn from Coaches." The Ohio State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1618840243801335.
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Patchen, Jacob L. "Effective teaching strategies for intrinsically motivating secondary science students." Online pdf file accessible through the World Wide Web, 2010. http://archives.evergreen.edu/masterstheses/Accession89-10MIT/Patchen_JLMIT2010.pdf.
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Hoopes, Rebekah Susan. "Teaching Practice and Motivation Among Albanian and Japanese Missionaries." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2015. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5500.
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This study explored the relationship between the use of motivational strategies by Albanian and Japanese teachers and the observed and reported motivation of missionaries at the Missionary Training Center (MTC) for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Provo, Utah. The aim of this study was to collect baseline data about the motivational strategies already employed by teachers in the Albanian and Japanese areas of the MTC and to explore the relationship that the teachers' use of these strategies has with the motivation of the respective missionaries. The data for this study was collected from seven teachers and 28 learners during a series of observations using a modified version of the Motivation Orientation of Language Teaching (MOLT), a classroom observation instrument developed by Guilloteaux and Dörnyei (2008). The MOLT is used to record the observable motivated behavior of learners as well as the motivational practices of the teachers according to Dörnyei's (2001) foreign language classroom motivational strategy framework. Each participating class was observed using the MOLT three times during the missionaries' nine-week stay in the MTC. The data from the observations was supplemented with teacher and learner surveys administered during the first and final weeks of the study period. Not only was this study useful for collecting valuable information about teaching practice at the MTC, but it also adds a new dimension to the empirical research that has been done in motivation in second language acquisition by expanding the research to English speakers being taught in foreign languages, whereas most research had been focused in ESL and EFL contexts. It is the first study to combine surveys with an observation component in target languages other than English. The results of this study support previous findings that teacher use of motivational strategies does indeed correlate significantly with learner motivation.
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Carlén, Johanna. "Research on motivation and motivational strategies in EFL teaching : A systematic literature review." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-100826.
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The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review of the research literature that has been done previously on the subject of motivation and motivational strategies in the EFL classroom. Furthermore, the gathered material will be compared and analyzed. The research questions are based on how motivation and motivational strategies have been defined by previous researchers and what the pedagogical implications are for the Swedish context related to the previous research. The material behind the study is eight articles that all talk about one or more of the four motivational strategies, intrinsic, extrinsic, instrumental and integrative. The majority of the studies argue that the intrinsic motivational strategy is the most valuable, however they all agree that it takes more than one motivational strategy and other factors to build student motivation. These articles have been analyzed with a content analysis and thereafter the articles have been categorized. The result of this study shows that the majority of the analyzed material mentions or recommends the intrinsic motivational strategy, how the motivation from within where a person does something because they simply want to do it is the most powerful sort of motivation. However, some of the previous researchers indicate that there are more factors involved in a student’s motivation then just one strategy, for example the relationship between a teacher and a student or a combination of different motivational strategies. The research and researchers are consistent with the fact that you need motivation and motivational strategies in the EFL classroom to increase learning.
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Wang, Mian. "Motivational strategies in Chinese mother tongue teaching for simultaneous bilinguals." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-32649.
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Given the perception that it lacks differentiated study for distinct linguistic varieties under the general discussion of mother tongue tuition, this study is devoted to the Chinese mother tongue education in Sweden. It aims to better understand the motivational issues in the Chinese mother tongue learning for Swedish-Chinese simultaneous bilinguals from the teachers’ perspective. Interview was chosen as the primary fieldwork method to solicit teachers’ understanding and experience on the subject. It is found out that the teachers experience motivation of target students as a multifaceted issue and their strategies stretch over a wide spectrum. The collected empirics are analyzed with the help of linguistic theories of the Chinese language and bilingualism, as well as motivational theories in language learning. It is concluded that the family plays a vital role in the development of bilingualism and that the multiplicity and the morphographic nature of the Chinese language impose extra challenge on Chinese mother tongue teachers and Swedish-Chinese simultaneous bilinguals, at the same time the current general curriculum for mother tongue teaching fails to provide sufficient and relevant guidance to Chinese mother tongue teaching.
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Vasquez, Jorge. "Spanish Language Learning and Supporting Strategies in Mixed Classrooms at the Secondary Level." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2018. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6920.
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Students in the United States take language courses for various reasons. Many Spanish heritage language learners (HLLs) and the majority of second language learners (L2Ls) enroll in Spanish classes in the United States. Based on state demographics, sometimes immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries join HLLs and L2Ls in mixed-classrooms. Many times, these groups take classes together, even though their language abilities, motivations, and linguistic needs differ significantly. Such a learning setting presents challenges for them as well as for instructors. This study builds upon and reinforces findings from previous studies regarding teaching mixed-classes. Data were gathered from 41 students taking AP Spanish at the secondary level through pre- and post-questionnaires, journal reflections, observations and interview with four of the participants. Findings reveal that all groups enjoyed working together in a mixed-classroom setting. Additionally, their language learning experience progressed as they worked collaboratively and learned reciprocally. The study found that scaffolded debates and class discussions aided students with their language learning. Furthermore, the study shows the need to help students with reading and literacy skills, listening skills and acquisition of Hispanic cultures. Lastly, the study also shows the importance of instructors' approaches, practices and materials to teaching mixed-classes and the need for focused and individualized instruction for better results with each group.
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L, Olson Joshua. "A literary review of engaged learning and strategies that can be used in planning and implementing instruction that engages students in the learning process." Online version, 2008. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2008/2008olsonj.pdf.
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Cheng, Wing-yu, and 鄭穎瑜. "Motivating language learners: effects of motivational strategies on student motivation in Chinese foreignlanguage classroom." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48365701.
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The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of teacher motivational strategies on student motivational behavior in Chinese Foreign Language classroom. Specifically, the study attempted to explore the relationship between motivational strategies and student actual classroom behavior and students preference on motivational strategies in enhancing student motivational behavior.
The participants were three Chinese foreign language teachers and their Year 8 classes (78 pupils) of the two lowest levels class of Chinese in the school. The study was conducted during the second and third term of the 2010-2011 academic year in an international school in Hong Kong.
Using a MOLT observation scheme, a check list of motivated practices, five classes of each teacher were observed to gather data on their motivated behaviors in their classroom. Post lesson interview was also conducted with the students after the observed lessons.
It is revealed that teacher motivated practice is associated with student motivational behavior and that Activity-Design-related practices are more prominent factors. On the other hand, it is also discovered that effective motivated practice are varied according to teachers i.e. how teachers employ the strategies in class and the learning environment they provided for students. In short, the findings of the study might provide teacher insights on effective practices that enhance student motivated behavior and implications on classroom practice other that motivational strategies.published_or_final_version
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Hellum-Alexander, Alaina. "Effective teaching strategies for alleviating math anxiety and increasing self-efficacy in secondary students." Online pdf file accessible through the World Wide Web, 2010. http://archives.evergreen.edu/masterstheses/Accession89-10MIT/Hellum-Alexander_AMIT2010.pdf.
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Walker, Miranda Jane. "The influence of teaching strategies and behaviours in the EFL classroom on student motivation and anxiety." Thesis, Open University, 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.700288.
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Although the research area of motivation and anxiety in language learning has experienced a surge in the last two decades, the relationship between teacher use of motivational strategies and behaviours, and student motivation and anxiety from the perspective of both teachers and students is under-researched. This longitudinal study, with two interventions four months apart, investigated the influence of teaching strategies and behaviours in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom on student motivation and anxiety in senior high schools in Limassol (Cyprus). It aimed to establish (1) which teaching strategies and behaviours students find motivating (2) which teaching strategies and behaviours positively influence student motivation and (3) which teaching strategies and behaviours negatively affect FL classroom anxiety. Using a case-study approach with both qualitative and quantitative data and a range of analytical and interpretative methods, this study primarily utilised tailor-made questionnaires and bottom-up interpretive methods of qualitative data. Quantitative data from questionnaires were analysed using the statistical software programme SPSS 21 to produce both descriptive and inferential statistics. Thematic analysis was used to analyse further qualitative data from focus groups and interviews. Consulting both learners and teachers using a mixed methods approach, permitted triangulation of data from different perspectives, which together worked to enhance the integrity and credibility of the results. Results showed that respect, support, awareness of students' needs and validation of progress and achievement were associated with increased motivation throughout the year. Unclear instructions and negative feedback were among factors associated with foreign language anxiety (FLA). The findings provide important resources for teachers and researchers in the field to build on in their own educational settings, and have relevance for other foreign language classrooms in similar cultural settings.
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Richardson, Roslyn C. "Using Motivational Systems Theory to Explore Factors that Influence the Teaching Strategies of Undergraduate Social Work Faculty." Cleveland, Ohio : Case Western Reserve University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1238790333.
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Fogelsong, Donna Fortune. "Promoting a Pedagogy for Listening Instruction: Primary Grade Teachers Perceptions of Teaching Listening Through Interactive Read Alouds." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73427.
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This study was designed to investigate teachers perceptions about instructing listening in second-grade classrooms. Childrens literature that included specific listening content was used to explore how the teachers perceptions influenced planning read alouds for explicitly teaching listening skills. Investigations included: (1) What were teachers perceptions about teaching listening, and how did these perceptions influence the planning of read alouds, (2) and how did engaging in professional development impact teachers practices with listening instruction. A formative and design experiment (Reinking and Bradley, 2008) aligned with a constructivist methodology (Brooks and Brooks, 1999; Burleson, 2011; Creswell, 2014) was used to allow teachers to participate in authentic professional development sessions to inform theory. Analysis of teacher responses was completed through a constant-comparative method (Strauss and Corbin, 1998). Data analysis was triangulated using: (a) questionnaires, (b) teacher reflective journals, (c) researcher observations, and (d) methodological files. Analysis led to a better understanding of teachers listening perceptions including how: (a) those perceptions are shaped by their expectations for student listening in the classroom, (b) teachers engagement in professional development when teaching an unfamiliar construct, (c) the impact of an already crowded curricula, and (d) motivating teachers to recognize their role as the best model for students in listening instruction is a critical component. Teacher buy-in requires professional development that includes using motivational methods like the MUSIC® Model of Motivation (Jones, 2009) when learning new literacy constructs. This study gives insight into the need to improve instructional practices for teaching listening in educational settings (Lundsteen, 1979; Vandergrift, 2004). Finally, this study raised the awareness for the need to provide further research opportunities on listening instructional practices in primary schools that promote improving listening skill instruction to create a more balanced literacy structure for students (Duker, 1982; Field, 1998; Funk and Funk, 1989; Gee, 2015; Imhof, 2008; Jalongo, 2008; Nichols, 1957; Wolvin, 2013).Ph. D.
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Jejo, Sara, and Sanaa Haji. "Teaching Strategies to Increase EFL Speaking Skills in a Communicative Learning Environment." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-31617.
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AbstractEven though developing speaking skills is the essential key to achieving proficiency in a target language, there are some pupils (grades 4-6) who do not participate in communication tasks in English classroom. Thus, the purpose of this literature overview is to investigate the reasons for the unwillingness of some young learners to speak and interact in English. In addition, a variety of effective teaching strategies will be observed and analyzed. The used methods were different electronic databases, such as ERC, ERIC and Google Scholar, to access relevant peer-reviewed journal articles to our research questions. The observed and analyzed articles showed that there are some pupils who do not interact because English teachers often focus too much on reading and writing skills rather than on speaking skills. The limitation of communication tasks and large classroom sizes are other mitigating factors. In addition, teachers often using the first language in class resulted in pupils doing the same. This contributes to a lack of motivation and confidence in speaking English for some learners. This study identifies teaching strategies and activities that can be used by the teacher to raise motivation and confidence in speaking English. Results have indicated that the use of Vygotsky's sociocultural learning theory was very useful to involve every pupil in authentic communication tasks, which also provided a supportive communicative environment. Task-based and theme-based learning, such as stories, songs, games, project work and pair work is shown to be beneficial to increase pupils’ motivation towards speaking.
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Mosholder, Richard Sean. "Evaluating engagement with, and determining the direct effects of, a curriculum teaching students learning and motivation strategies." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1183642268.
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Lantto, Tomas, and Lena Löfquist. "Elevers motivation vid matematikundervisning i grundsärskolan." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för pedagogiska studier (from 2013), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-81103.
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The aim is to contribute to knowledge about teachers´work with motivation in mathematics teaching in compulsory schools for pupils with intellectual disabilities. This essay investigates what strategies teachers use and how teachers plan and teach to motivate their pupils. Furthermore the authors investigates what factors in education teachers find promote, respectively complicate the students´ ability to find motivation in the subject mathematics. The theoretical foundation consists of Bruner´s motivation theory. In the essay the authors consider the external motivation and the inner motivation from Bruner, to see what motivates the pupils mostly. The external motivation is created from grades and teachers´ credit. The inner motivation is created from curiosity, competence and reciprocity, according to Bruner´s theory. The reason why the essay uses Bruner´s motivation theory is because he has mathematic as example in his studies about motivation in education and several other essays and books refer to his theories (Alexandersson, 2009; Hein, 2012). The starting point of this essay is a qualitative study which contains interviews with ten teachers from eight different municipalities in the middle region of Sweden. The research articles this study is based upon show that teachers motivate pupils by using a variety of methods, differentiated teaching, uses concrete material and graphic organizers. In summary, the result indicates that teachers motivate pupils with a variety of methods and they differentiat the teaching for each pupil, they use concrete material and graphic organizers. In order to motivate the pupils in the subject of mathematics, it is of great importance to maintain good relations, starting by looking at their pupils´ different areas of interest and their own experiences. It is also important to divide the math lesson into smaller parts, so the pupils know what is going to happen and for how long they should work in order to keep up their motivation. The result of this essay indicates that teachers describe that their work in motivating pupils in mathematic teaching, is being sensitivity to the group, but also to the individual. Al of the teachers describe how they always reprioritize and alter their lesson planning in order to preserve and keep their pupils´ motivation.
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Yu, Shu-yun, and res cand@acu edu au. "The Effects of Games on the Acquisition of Some Grammatical Features of L2 German on Students’ Motivation and on Classroom Atmosphere." Australian Catholic University. School of Education, 2005. http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp98.29052006.
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The main purpose of this study is to explore the effects of the use of games as a teaching strategy for raising the grammatical accuracy level of secondary students of German as a second language. This thesis seeks also to examine the effect of game-based grammar instruction on students’ motivation and classroom atmosphere. The participants in this study were divided into two groups, the Control and Experimental groups, and received 90 periods, over 18 weeks, of grammatical instruction by the same teacher. The teaching program was the same for both groups. The difference consisted in the use of game-based practice for the experimental group, while the control group performed traditional grammar-based practice only. Data were collected using the following instruments: grammar tests and examinations,a questionnaire on motivation, a questionnaire on classroom atmosphere, a questionnaire on the type of grammar practice, a questionnaire on the role of grammar and grammar instruction, focus group interviews with students, and the researcher’s field notes. While the main result does not support the hypothesis for significant improvement in grammatical accuracy by the experimental students as a result of game-based practice, their overall improved performance is a worthwhile achievement, particularly if it is linked to significant improvements in students’ motivation and classroom atmosphere.These positive results offer a notable incentive to language teachers to include games in their teaching of grammatical features, because the positive results of this experiment with regard to learners’ motivation, peer interaction, teacher-student interaction augur well for an eventual improvement also in the rate of grammatical accuracy.
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Xavier, Graziane de Oliveira. "Motivational teaching strategies in a Brazilian EFL school how important are they and how frequently are they used? /." Ohio : Ohio University, 2005. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1126907237.
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Donovan, Samantha Jane. "Professional development supporting the integration of dance in the primary classroom." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2007. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16389/1/Samantha_Donovan_Thesis.pdf.
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In 2002, the Queensland Schools Curriculum Council launched the Years 1-10 Arts Syllabus as one of the eight Key Learning Areas. This syllabus requires primary teachers to provide arts learning programs in the areas of Dance, Drama, Media, Music and Visual Arts. This syllabus was a landmark for arts education in Queensland as it became a mandate for primary teachers to teach each strand of the arts. This move is one of many recent changes in arts education evident across the globe reflecting a common move towards a broad arts education in schools. In alignment with the mandatory requirement of the Years 1-10 Arts Syllabus, primary teachers are now required to teach Dance, a subject which most have had little to no training or professional development in. This thesis will explore the research question, 'Which strategies used in professional development build competence and confidence in primary teachers to integrate dance in the primary classroom?' Through a series of school-based professional development workshops conducted at two Gold Coast primary schools, the research project utilized an action research approach (Kemmis, 1988) to investigate the effectiveness of this professional development approach. After collating and analyzing the data gathered from these two research sites, a number of key themes emerged around the initial resistance factors to dance professional development and the integration of dance learning in the classroom as well as the impact and influence of this professional development on teachers' competence and confidence. The research identified a range of professional development strategies including learning experiences, structures, resources and conditions that have impacted on the effectiveness of this professional development. Some of these strategies are dance specific while others are more generic and have broader implications for the development and facilitation of professional development of Queensland primary teachers.
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Donovan, Samantha Jane. "Professional development supporting the integration of dance in the primary classroom." Queensland University of Technology, 2007. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16389/.
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In 2002, the Queensland Schools Curriculum Council launched the Years 1-10 Arts Syllabus as one of the eight Key Learning Areas. This syllabus requires primary teachers to provide arts learning programs in the areas of Dance, Drama, Media, Music and Visual Arts. This syllabus was a landmark for arts education in Queensland as it became a mandate for primary teachers to teach each strand of the arts. This move is one of many recent changes in arts education evident across the globe reflecting a common move towards a broad arts education in schools. In alignment with the mandatory requirement of the Years 1-10 Arts Syllabus, primary teachers are now required to teach Dance, a subject which most have had little to no training or professional development in. This thesis will explore the research question, 'Which strategies used in professional development build competence and confidence in primary teachers to integrate dance in the primary classroom?' Through a series of school-based professional development workshops conducted at two Gold Coast primary schools, the research project utilized an action research approach (Kemmis, 1988) to investigate the effectiveness of this professional development approach. After collating and analyzing the data gathered from these two research sites, a number of key themes emerged around the initial resistance factors to dance professional development and the integration of dance learning in the classroom as well as the impact and influence of this professional development on teachers' competence and confidence. The research identified a range of professional development strategies including learning experiences, structures, resources and conditions that have impacted on the effectiveness of this professional development. Some of these strategies are dance specific while others are more generic and have broader implications for the development and facilitation of professional development of Queensland primary teachers.
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Obrentz, Shari B. "Predictors of Science Success: The Impact of Motivation and Learning Strategies on College Chemistry Performance." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2012. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/epse_diss/77.
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As the number of college students studying science continues to grow, it is important to identify variables that predict their success. The literature indicates that motivation and learning strategy use facilitate science success. Research findings show these variables can change throughout a semester and differ by performance level, gender and ethnicity. However, significant predictors of performance vary by research study and by group. The current study looks beyond the traditional predictors of grade point averages, SAT scores and completion of advanced placement (AP) chemistry to consider a comprehensive set of variables not previously investigated within the same study. Research questions address the predictive ability of motivation constructs and learning strategies for success in introductory college chemistry, how these variables change throughout a semester, and how they differ by performance level, gender and ethnicity. Participants were 413 introductory college chemistry students at a highly selective university in the southeast. Participants completed the Chemistry Motivation Questionnaire (CMQ) and Learning Strategies section of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) three times during the semester. Self-efficacy, effort regulation, assessment anxiety and previous achievement were significant predictors of chemistry course success. Levels of motivation changed with significant decreases in self-efficacy and increases in personal relevance and assessment anxiety. Learning strategy use changed with significant increases in elaboration, critical thinking, metacognitive self-regulation skills and peer learning, and significant decreases in time and study management and effort regulation. High course performers reported the highest levels of motivation and learning strategy use. Females reported lower intrinsic motivation, personal relevance, self-efficacy and critical thinking, and higher assessment anxiety, rehearsal and organization. Self-efficacy predicted performance for males and females, while self-determination, help-seeking and time and study environment also predicted female success. Few differences in these variables were found between ethnicity groups. Self-efficacy positively predicted performance for Asians and Whites, and metacognitive self-regulation skills negatively predicted success for Other students. The results have implications for college science instructors who are encouraged to collect and utilize data on students’ motivation and learning strategy use, promote both in science classes, and design interventions for specific students who need more support.
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Lee, Chi Wah. "Motivation and learning strategies of successful and unsuccessful EFL learners in Hong Kong primary schools." HKBU Institutional Repository, 1999. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/410.
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Gebara, Tammy Teresa. "Comparing A Blended Learning Environment To A Distance Learning Environment For Teaching A Learning And Motivation Strategies Course." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1274276353.
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Niemi, Alissa M. "What are effective strategies to support student engagement and learning?" Online pdf file accessible through the World Wide Web, 2007. http://archives.evergreen.edu/masterstheses/Accession89-10MIT/Niemi_A%20MITthesis%202007.pdf.
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Taylor, Bonnie. "Supporting Children's Multiple Intelligences While Teaching Florida's Sunshine State Standards in the Early Childhood Classroom: Making the Connection Using MI-Based Strategies." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2005. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/810.
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劉惠嫻 and Wai-han Iris Lau. "Instruction on vocabulary learning strategies: a stepping stone to independent learning?" Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31945272.
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Aldén, Michelle, and Nathalie Wengelin. "En systematisk litteraturstudie om olika undervisningsmetoders påverkan på elevers motivation i matematik." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-61563.
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Elevers prestationer och kunskap i matematik är en högaktuell fråga som diskuteras och jämförs både i Sverige och internationellt. Internationella mätningar har en längre tid pekat på en lägre kunskapsnivå och i Sverige diskuteras anledningarna till dessa nedåtgående resultat. Forskare menar att elevers attityd, inställning och motivation till ämnet matematik är en av anledningarna då de anses avgörande för att ta till sig ämnet matematik. Därför eftersträvas även svar om undervisningsmetoder som påverkar motivationen hos elever. I den svenska läroplanen för grundskolan anges att undervisningen ska främja elevers intresse och lusten att lära, vilket utgör en stor del av elevers motivation. Val av undervisningsmetod kan således påverka elevers motivation. I denna systematiska litteraturstudie framkommer tre olika huvudkategorier av undervisningsmetoder som påverkar motivation i resultatet; metoder där läraren är i centrum, metoder där tekniska hjälpmedel är i centrum och metoder där eleven är i centrum. Kategorierna utgörs av artiklar som behandlar olika typer av undervisningsmetoder som i resultatet haft en påverkan på elevers motivation.Pupils' achievement and knowledge in mathematics is a highly current issue that is discussed and compared both in Sweden and internationally. International measurements have for a long time pointed to a lower level of knowledge and in Sweden they discuss the reasons for these downward results. Researchers believe that pupils' attitude, adjustment and motivation to the subject of mathematics are one of the reasons when they are considered crucial to address the subject of mathematics. It also strives to answer the teaching methods that influence students' motivation. The Swedish curriculum for elementary school states that teaching should promote students' interest and the desire to learn, which represents a large part of the motivation of students. The choice of teaching method can thus influence students' motivation. In this systematic literature study, three different main categories of teaching methods appear in the results; Methods where the teacher is at the center, methods where technical aids are at the center and methods in which the student is at the center. The categories consist of articles that deal with different types of teaching methods, which in the result had an influence on student motivation.
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Moye-Weaver, Elizabeth. "Motivational Strategies and Student Engagement in a Blended German Course." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2021. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/9233.
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Blended and online courses can require more student self-regulation than traditional in-person courses. Instructors and course designers can support student motivation and self-regulation in a variety of ways, such as by including motivational strategies in the course materials. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the following three factors: the motivational strategies employed in the online course materials of a blended German language course, student engagement in the course, and student usage of the course materials. Selected course activities were analyzed using a checklist based on Keller's ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction) model for motivational design to identify the motivational strategies that were present. At the end of each unit, students completed surveys about their level of engagement with the online portions of the blended course and their perceptions of the online activities. At the end of the semester, data about student usage of the online activities was collected from the Canvas Learning Management System. The results of this study show that a wide range of motivational strategies are used in the online materials of this course and that students were highly engaged in this course. Students found the grammar and vocabulary activities to be the most motivating and the most useful for their language learning. The number of Attention strategies in an activity was strongly correlated with how often students used the activity, and the number of Attention strategies also predicted how often students would use the activities, likely because Attention strategies increase ease of use of the materials and encourage student curiosity. The number of Satisfaction strategies in an activity predicted how motivating students would find the activity, likely because Satisfaction strategies allowed students to use their new skills in realistic contexts and experience intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. There was a strong correlation between how motivating students found an activity and how useful they found the activity for their language learning. Including more motivational strategies, particularly Attention and Satisfaction strategies, can enhance the student experience and increase student motivation; however, students are most likely to be motivated by activities that they find useful for their language learning.
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Boyles, Raymond E. "An Investigation of the Change in Motivation of Fifth-Grade Students on Writing Activities After Being Taught Computer Programming Using Similar Teaching Strategies." DigitalCommons@USU, 2014. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/3560.
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The implementation of collaboration and the use of graphic organizers in the teaching of programming and writing in the elementary grades have proven to be effective instructional strategies. There is evidence that shows the students who are motivated to program and perform well in this content area are not necessarily representative of the students who are motivated to write. Since the organizational skills required in the two content areas are similar, there may be an opportunity to motivate students who engage in computer programming to become more motivated in writing. As a result, the purpose of this study was to investigate the change in the dimensions of motivation which are: challenge, choice, enjoyment, and interest of fifth-grade students to engage in an expository writing activity after being taught to develop computer programs with the same teaching strategies used in the writing activity.
The results of this study suggest that the teaching of computer programming was not effective with the intention of motivating the masses of fifth-grade students to write. However, there appears to be supporting evidence that teaching computer programming to fifth-grade students may help some individual students who are not initially motivated to write.
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Ng, Man-him, and 吳文謙. "Self-regulated learning strategies of mathematically gifted students." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B37235096.
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Brisson, Brigitte Maria [Verfasser], and Benjamin [Akademischer Betreuer] Nagengast. "How conveying relevance boosts students’ motivation to learn mathematics : Effects of teaching strategies, classmates, and scientific interventions / Brigitte Maria Brisson ; Betreuer: Benjamin Nagengast." Tübingen : Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1187724343/34.
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Boyles, Raymond Edward. "An investigation of the change in motivation of fifth-grade students on writing activities after being taught computer programming using similar teaching strategies." Thesis, Utah State University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3683560.
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Writing is a well-established content area in the elementary grade levels and computer programming is currently being introduced to the elementary grade levels. Both subject areas utilize similar organizational skills and teaching strategies. However, the students who are motivated to program may not represent the students who are motivated to write. The purpose of this study was to investigate the change in the dimensions of motivation, which are: challenge, choice, enjoyment, and interest of fifth-grade students to engage in an expository writing activity after being taught to develop computer programs with the same teaching strategies used in the writing activity.
A quasi-experimental control-group design was conducted, with the use of the My Class Activities Instrument, to investigate the change in the dimensions of motivation. Control, treatment groups, and gender were investigated by comparing pretest and iv posttest data. The data were analyzed using a multivariate general linear model (MGLM) for treatment/control groups and gender.
The results of the MGLM showed no statistical significance for difference in the control, treatment groups, and gender; more analysis was conducted on individual students. Students were categorized into three levels (low, middle, and high) on motivation by the results of their pretest scores. Students were tracked based on who showed a motivational change from the pretest on both the science activity and the posttest. The individual students in the treatment and control groups were then compared by percentage of individual movement. The results of the analysis showed that the low treatment group, on all four dimensions of motivation, moved more positively than the control group that scored in the low group on the pretest.
The results of this study suggest that the teaching of computer programming was not effective with the intention of motivating the masses of fifth-grade students to write. However, there appears to be supporting evidence that teaching computer programming to fifth-grade students may help some individual students who are not initially motivated to write.
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Bowen, James Iddon. "Student continuation in high school chemistry." Fort Worth, Tex. : Texas Christian University, 2006. http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-11172006-122201/unrestricted/Bowen.pdf.
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Advani, Prakash Nenumal. "Exploring which motivational strategies best support and enhance language learning in a CMI Hong Kong primary school." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48364940.
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This thesis is on motivation. It is an action research case study of my own classroom practices coupled with the study of motivational forces that drive or inhibit students to learn or disengage. As Covington (1998) cited in McDonough (2007:370) offers: “the importance of the beliefs learners hold about themselves, and therefore their level of aspiration and the kinds of strategies they operate or can be taught to adopt, to achieve what they want for themselves”. It incorporates the instrumental planning, teaching and supporting that the teacher’s role in the classroom defines.
The time frame, participants and research methods such as interviews and questionnaires are all outlined within. The findings showed that students in my classroom were intrinsically motivated and regarded learning English as important, useful, fun and participated in classroom activities with a sense of enjoyment.
The implications of the research study indicates motivational strategies have their place in the classroom. With an increased understanding of these motivational strategies, their implementations and the motivational dynamics that interplay within the classroom, motivational levels can be raised further and with a concerted effort of building relationships between teachers and students, appropriate and relevant contents and contexts, a step towards the bridging of learning and language acquisition of English by students in local CMI schools can be envisioned and realized.published_or_final_version
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Shapley, Kelly S. "Metacognition, Motivation, and Learning: A Study of Sixth-Grade Middle School Students' Use and Development of Self-Regulated Learning Strategies." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1993. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278191/.
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Thayne, Shelby Werner. "Facilitating Language Learner Motivation: Teacher Motivational Practice and Teacher Motivational Training." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2013. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4026.
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This study investigated the connection between teacher use of motivational strategies and observable learner motivated behavior in an adult Intensive English Program (IEP) in the United States. The question of whether teachers would find value in being specifically trained in the use of motivational strategies as part of teacher educations programs was examined. Eight teachers and 117 students were observed over the course of 24 classes using a classroom observation instrument, the motivation orientation of language teaching (MOLT), originally developed by Guilloteaux and Dörnyei (2008) and modified by the current researchers. The MOLT observation scheme allowed for real-time coding of observable learner motivated behaviors and teacher motivational behaviors based on Dörnyei's (2001) motivational strategy framework for foreign language classrooms. Postlesson teacher evaluations completed by both the observer and the teacher formed part of the measure of teacher motivational practice. Additionally, teachers attended up to two training sessions, responded to postlesson interview questions and completed a feedback survey. The results validate the previous findings that teacher motivational practice is strongly related to learner motivated behavior. Additionally, results show that teachers find value in motivational strategy training.
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Larsson, Alexander, and Michelle Borg. "The learning and teaching of English : A field based study at Phaung Daw Oo Monastic High School, Mandalay." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-31690.
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Abstract This essay reports on a Minor field study carried out at Phaung Daw Oo Monastic Educational High School in Mandalay, Myanmar. The aim was to carry out a three-stage analysis of the learning and teaching of English whilst in the institution. Firstly, the general needs of PDO were identified and field notes were taken. Secondly, we worked with improving the pupils’ English communicative skills. Finally, areas regarding teaching and suggestions for future projects for teaching English at PDO were highlighted. The questions we sought to answer were: What strategies do the local English teachers at PDO use to activate their pupils’ English communicative skills? What developmental areas regarding the teaching of spoken English can be identified, and how can they be acted upon at PDO? In order to carry out the analysis we chose to take an ethnographical approach where observations and interviews were our main sources for collecting data. During our eight-week stay at PDO, we taught several subjects through English in different departments with the aim of activating and improving the pupils’ English communicative skills. The main finding was that the local teachers mainly used a modified rote learning strategy to activate their pupils’ English communicative skills. Furthermore, several developmental areas regarding the teaching of English were identified. We believe that the local teachers’ limited education in teaching methodology and in spoken English are the major areas for development.
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Heald, Jennifer Margaret. "Using self-directed learning strategies and affective factors in educating adult English learners." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2461.
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The content of this project will serve to demonstrate that ample research connects self-directed learning to more healthy psychological dynamics in language acquisition. It will also show that self-directed learning strategies are practical and effective in teaching a second language.
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Mullen, Ana-Lisa Clark. "An Investigation into the Motivational Practice of Teachers of Albanian and Japanese." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2015. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5767.
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This study explores the use and effectiveness of motivational strategies with teachers and learners of Albanian and Japanese at the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo, UT. Each teacher was observed three times using a modified version of the Motivation Orientation of Language Teaching (MOLT) observation scheme that was first used by Guilloteaux & Dornyei (2008). Learners were surveyed using an instrument from that same study. Teachers were surveyed using a modified version of the instrument created by Cheng & Dornyei (2007). Data collected from these three instruments provide insight into (a) the relationship between teacher motivational practice and learner motivated behavior in this context and (b) teachers' awareness and use of motivational strategies. The significant relationship found between teacher motivational practice and learner motivated behavior indicates that teachers' use of motivational strategies does influence learner engagement in this context, similar to results from previous studies. Although teachers were observed using some motivational strategies, they underused many other strategies because they lacked confidence, forgot to use them, or did not see how the strategies support the MTC curriculum. Training teachers to use strategies within the framework of MTC principles may help increase teachers' confidence in using motivational strategies, thus improving the teachers' motivational practice.
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McWhorter, William Isaac. "The Effectiveness of Using Lego Mindstorms Robotics Activities to Influence Self-regulated Learning in a University Introductory Computer Programming Course." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2008. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc6077/.
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The research described in this dissertation examines the possible link between self-regulated learning and LEGO Mindstorms robotics activities in teaching concepts in an introductory university computer programming course. The areas of student motivation, learning strategies, and mastery of course objectives are investigated. In all three cases analysis failed to reveal any statistically significant differences between the traditional control group and the experimental LEGO Mindstorms group as measured by the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire and course exams. Possible reasons for the lack of positive results include technical problems and limitations of the LEGO Mindstorms systems, limited number and availability of robots outside of class, limited amount of time during the semester for the robotics activities, and a possible difference in effectiveness based on gender. Responses to student follow-up questions, however, suggest that at least some of the students really enjoyed the LEGO activities. As with any teaching tool or activity, there are numerous ways in which LEGO Mindstorms can be incorporated into learning. This study explores whether or not LEGO Mindstorms are an effective tool for teaching introductory computer programming at the university level and how these systems can best be utilized.
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Viström, Carolina. "Läsförståelse, motivation och läsintresse : En kvalitativ intervjustudie om hur lärare beskriver att de arbetar för att utveckla elevers läsförståelse i årskurs 1-3." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-44770.
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Syftet med denna studie är att ta reda på hur lärare beskriver att de arbetar och genomför undervisning för att utveckla elevers läsförståelse i årskurs 1-3. Syftet är vidare att undersöka hur lärare rapporterar att de bidrar till elevers motivation och läsintresse. För att uppnå studiens syfte formulerades forskningsfrågorna: Hur beskriver lärare begreppet läsförståelse? Vilka olika aktiviteter och strategier använder lärare som syftar till elevers läsförståelse i undervisningen? Vad är, enligt lärare, viktigt för att väcka elevers intresse och motivation till att utveckla läsförståelse? Studien har en sociokulturell teoretisk ansats och bygger på kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer. Intervjuer har genomförts med verksamma lärare som arbetar med att utveckla elevers läsförståelse i årskurs 1-3. Vid analys av data har tematisk analys använts. Resultatet visar att lärare arbetar på ett varierat sätt med olika modeller, strategier och arbetsuppgifter. Ett framträdande arbetssätt bland studiens deltagare var arbete med högläsning och textsamtal där strategier bearbetades på olika sätt genom modellering och stöd av lärarna. En slutsats är att samtliga lärare använder sig av modeller som Reciprocal teaching (RT), Questioning the author (QtA), Transactional Strategies Instruction (TSI) och En läsande klass.The aim of this study is to find out how teachers describe their work and the implementation of teaching to develop students' reading comprehension in grade 1-3. The aim is further to investigate how teachers report that they contribute to students' motivation and reading interest. In order to achieve the aim of the study, research questions were formulated: How do teachers describe the concept of reading comprehension? What different activities and strategies do teachers use for pupils' reading comprehension in teaching? What is, according to teachers, important for arousing students' interest and motivation for developing reading comprehension? The study has a socio-cultural theoretical approach and is based on qualitative semi-structured interviews. Interviews have been conducted with teachers who work on developing students' reading comprehension in grades 1-3. When analyzing data, thematic analysis has been used. The result shows that teachers work in a varied way with different models, strategies and tasks. A prominent way of working reported by the study participants was work with reading and text conversations where strategies were processed in different ways by modeling and support by the teachers. One conclusion is that all teachers use models such as Reciprocal teaching (RT), Questioning the author (QTA), Transactional Strategies Instruction (TSI) and A reading class.
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Callegari, Marília Oliveira Vasques. "Motivação, ensino e aprendizagem de espanhol: caminhos possíveis. Análise e intervenção num centro de estudos de línguas de São Paulo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/48/48134/tde-18032009-154414/.
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Neste trabalho estudamos a motivação de alunos brasileiros em aulas de espanhol como língua estrangeira, em contextos formais de aprendizagem. Partimos do pressuposto de que a motivação dos alunos é um construto complexo, que envolve fatores de diversos contextos (pessoal, familiar, escolar, social etc.) e que pode ser influenciada por uma série de escolhas que faz o professor durante o curso. Através da revisão bibliográfica realizada, pautada, sobretudo, nos modelos teóricos de Zoltán Dörnyei (1990, 1994, 2001a, 2001b) e do estudo empírico que levamos a cabo, objetivamos: i) aprofundar o nosso conhecimento sobre o conceito de motivação e sobre determinados fatores relacionados a ele; ii) estabelecer um conjunto de estratégias didáticas que tivesse como foco a motivação dos alunos em aulas de línguas estrangeiras; iii) conhecer o grau de motivação de alunos e professores de nove turmas de espanhol de um dos Centros de Estudos de Línguas da cidade de São Paulo, assim como as suas principais causas; iv) verificar em que medida os professores utilizam em suas aulas determinadas estratégias motivacionais; v) propor e avaliar a aplicação de um processo de intervenção numa das turmas envolvidas; vi) reavaliar e complementar o conjunto de estratégias apresentado. O estudo teórico realizado remeteu-nos à importância de uma visão integral da aprendizagem, na qual cognição e emoção caminham juntas. Além disso, refletimos sobre conceitos diretamente relacionados à motivação (ansiedade, auto-estima, autoconceito, autoconfiança, autonomia, interesse, curiosidade, entre outros) e delineamos o conjunto de estratégias didáticas que utilizamos no estudo empírico. A pesquisa empírica realizada apresentou metodologia mista: a primeira das quatro etapas de que se constituiu configurou-se de cunho quantitativo e as demais se basearam na coleta e análise qualitativa de dados (enquadrando-se, mais precisamente, no estudo de caso e na pesquisa-ação). Os resultados obtidos com a pesquisa mostraram que: i) tanto os alunos como os professores de espanhol envolvidos no estudo encontram-se motivados, embora alguns aspectos possam ser melhorados, o que redundaria em aumento do grau motivacional dos alunos; ii) há discrepância entre as estratégias que a professora com a qual realizamos nossa intervenção afirma utilizar e as que de fato foram observadas em sala de aula; iii) há divergências também no que se refere à opinião de alunos e professores sobre o grau de motivação que suscitam determinadas atividades; iv) a implementação de mudanças pedagógicas pode levar a um incremento na motivação dos alunos. Concluímos nosso estudo com a revisão e complementação do conjunto de estratégias motivacionais previamente estabelecido.In this work we have studied the motivation of Brazilian students in classes of Spanish as a foreign language, in formal learning contexts. We assume that student motivation is a complex construct which involves factors of various contexts (personal, family, scholastic, social etc.), and which can be influenced by a series of choices which the teacher makes during the course. Through the bibliographic revision executed, and used as a foundation, especially in the theoretical models of Zoltán Dörnyei (1990, 1994, 2001a, 2001b) and the empirical study which we have carried out, we aim to: i) deepen our knowledge about the concept of motivation and specific factors related to it; ii) establish a set of teaching strategies focusing on the motivation of students in foreign language classes; iii) assess the degree of motivation of students and teachers of nine Spanish groups in one of the Language Study Centers in São Paulo City, as well as its underlying causes; iv) check to what extent the teachers use determined motivating strategies in the classroom; v) propose and evaluate the application of a process of intervention in one of the groups involved; vi) re-evaluate and complement the set of strategies presented. The theoretical study performed has showed us the importance of an integral vision of learning in which cognition and emotion are closely linked. Besides this, we have reflected on concepts directly related to motivation (anxiety, self-esteem, self-concept, self-confidence, independence, interest, curiosity, etc.) and we described a set of teaching strategies which we have used in the empirical study. The empirical research performed had a mixed methodology: the first of the four stages composing it had a quantitative character and the others were based on the collection and qualitative analysis of data (or, more precisely, on case study and action research). The empirical results showed that: i) both the students and teachers of Spanish involved in the study were motivated, but there is room for improvements that would result in higher degree of motivation among the students; ii) there is a difference between the strategies which the teacher with whom we performed our study claims to use and those which were actually observed in the classroom; iii) there are also differences among the opinion of students and teachers about the degree of motivation caused by specific activities; iv) the implementation of pedagogical changes can lead to increased student motivation. We have concluded our study with the revision and complementation of the set of motivation strategies previously established.
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Hedman, Marika. "Reading in English in Swedish Classrooms : A study of Swedish upper secondary students’ reading habits and their attitudes towards reading in English." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Engelska, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-30095.
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This thesis is a study concerning Swedish students’ usage of reading strategies, attitudes towards reading and their reading habits when reading in English as a Foreign Language (EFL). This thesis also examines what motivates students to read in Swedish EFL-classrooms. To be able to answer the research questions in this thesis, a survey was handed out to 32 students in order to provide an authentic picture of these students’ perspectives. The theoretical background in this thesis concerns motivation, or more specifically intrinsic motivation, which is described and defined through Deci and Ryan (2000) and Ryan and Deci’s (2000) Self-Determination Theory (SDT). This study concludes that the informants in this study seem to have a tendency to not use reading strategies before, during or after reading texts. The importance of teachers teaching and for students using reading strategies will be discussed in correlation with the results from the students’ surveys. This study also shows that students who do not use reading strategies seem to have a negative attitude towards reading and read to lower extent than students with a positive attitude towards reading. Lastly, this study shows that students benefit from appealing to their intrinsic motivation in order to regard reading as more fun, and therefore read more.
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jonsson, klara. "”Om vi visar att vi tycker läsning är kul kanske det motiverar någon mer” : En studie om hur undervisning utvecklar elevernas läsförståelse och deras motivation att läsa." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-84548.
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The aim of this study is to clarify and concretize how teachers in grades 4-6 work with reading comprehension and how they motivate students to read. This study also aims to review teaching material that teachers use when working with reading comprehension. This study contains a qualitative group interview with teachers within the Swedish subject grading 4-6, as well as an analysis of the study material. The Material consists of the fictional book Brorsan är kung and the teacher´s guide. In the analysis, the content is reviewed and connected to motivation, the possibility to develop reading comprehension and the degree of difficulty of the book. The result of the interview shows that the choice of book from an interest standpoint is essential when motivating the students to read. Furthermore, it also shows that the interview teachers work in different ways when it comes to reading and that they utilize different strategies in order to increase the students reading comprehension. This study is closely connected to the pragmatic perspective when it comes to reading books that are close to the students' reality and interests. Also, the study is in line with the sociocultural perspective which indicates that learning comes from interaction with the environment.
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Du, Toit Christine. "Die identifisering van faktore wat die onderrig en leer van Afrikaans as tweede addisionele taal beïnvloed / Christine du Toit." Thesis, North-West University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/837.
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The current political dispensation in South Africa has, as was the case in the past,
undoubtedly had a major influence on the language patterns of the country. The 1996
Constitution now provides official recognition of the main indigenous languages. Despite
this entrenchment, there is evidence that English is seen as the vehicle to the future.
This study focuses on the factors that may influence the learning and teaching of
Afrikaans as a second additional language in black schools in the Potchefstroom district.
In order to achieve this task, a triangulation approach was used. A literature study was
done to provide prior information to understanding the current language situation.
Interviews were conducted with the respondents as well as the teachers of Afrikaans
and the classes were observed and recorded. Questionnaires followed which were
completed by the learners as well as their teachers.
The objectives of the empirical study were to determine which factors might influence the
teaching and learning of Afrikaans as an additional language for both the learners and
the teachers, as well as to determine what the implications of such findings for the
teaching and learning of Afrikaans as an additional language are.
The findings of this study confirm the influence of several factors (socio-political, socio
cultural and individual) on Afrikaans. The results indicated that there is a positive attitude
towards Afrikaans and that the learners are eager to learn Afrikaans. What is clear, is
that it is imperative to take note of these factors to guide the learners towards self
regulated study, especially Afrikaans as an additional language. The results also
revealed that the education of the teachers need to be addressed to prevent irrevocable
damage to Afrikaans and to the relationships between the diverse cultures in our
country.Thesis (M.Ed.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.
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Stanislava, Olić. "Motivacija i uvažavanje stilova učenja kao determinante učeničkog postignuća u hemiji." Phd thesis, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Prirodno-matematički fakultet u Novom Sadu, 2016. https://www.cris.uns.ac.rs/record.jsf?recordId=100996&source=NDLTD&language=en.
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Osnovni cilj istraživanja je ispitivanje pojedinačnog i zajedničkog doprinosa motivacije za učenje, stilova učenja učenika i nastavnih strategija postignuću iz hemije. U istraživanju je učestvovao 501 učenik (265 učenika drugog i 236 učenika trećeg razreda) gimnazija iz Novog Sada, Sremske Mitrovice, Stare Pazove i Bečeja. Istraživanje je sprovedeno tokom prvog polugodišta školske 2013/2014. godine. U istraživanju je primenjeno pet instrumenata: Motivacija učenika za učenje hemije (SMTSL) i Kolbov inventar stilova učenja (LSI) koji su prevedeni na srpski jezik i adaptirani za potrebe istraživanja kao i instrumenti konstruisani za potrebe ovog istraživanja – upitnik za procenu nastavnih strategija koji se oslanja na Kolbovmodel stilova učenja i testovi znanja iz opšte i neorganske hemije. Kada se govori o motivaciji učenika za učenje hemije rezultati su pokazali da su učenici u najvećoj meri orijentisani na učenje, zatim na primenu strategija aktivnog učenja, orijentaciju na postignuće, dok je u najmanjoj meri razvijeno osećanje samoefikasnosti i shvatanje značaja hemije kao nauke. Motivacija za učenje se pokazala značajnim prediktorom postignuća učenika pri čemu je samoefikasnost dimenzija motivacije koja ostvaruje najveći doprinos postignuću učenika. Identifikacija stilova učenja učenika je pokazala da najveći broj učenika preferira asimilirajući stil učenja, na drugom mestu divergentni, na trećem konvergetni i na poslednjem akomodirajući stil učenja. Ispitivanjem razlika u postignuću iz hemije između učenika koji preferiraju različite stilove učenja u prisustvu i uz statističko uklanjanje uticaja motivacije na postignuće pokazalo se da najviše postignuće iz opšte hemije ostvaruju učenici koji preferiraju konvergentni stil učenja. Kada je reč o nastavnim strategijama koje nastavnici hemije primenjuju u svom radu zapaža se da u najvećoj meri primenjuju nastavne strategije koje odgovaraju učenicima sa asimilirajućim i konvergentnim stilom učenja, zatim divergentnim stilom i na poslednjem akomodirajućim stilom učenja. Od svih nastavnih strategija najsnažnijim prediktorom su se pokazale nastavne strategije koje odgovaraju konvergentnom stilu učenja. Rezultati su pokazali da kada nastavnici uvažavaju stilove učenja učenika birajući nastavne strategije u skladu sa stilovima učenja učenika, učenici ostvaruju viša postignuća i iz opšte hemije i iz neorganske hemije. Dalje, rezultati su pokazali da su više motivisani učenici čije stilove učenja nastavnici uvažavaju nego učenici kod kojih nema uvažavanja stilova učenja od strane nastavnika. Na učeničko postignuće iz hemije značajan efekat ostvaruju i motivacija i uvažavanje stilova učenja. Na osnovu navedenih rezultata može se zaključiti da bez obzira koji stil učenja učenici preferiraju potrebno je u nastavnom procesu primenjivati što raznovrsnije strategije kako bi se zadovoljile potrebe što većeg broja učenika. Ovakva nastava doprinosi višem postignuću učenika i većoj motivaciji za učenje.The main objective of the study was to examine individual and collective contributions of learning motivation, students’ learning styles and teaching strategies to chemistry achievement. The study included 501 pupils (265 second grade pupils and 236 third grade pupils) attending grammar school in Novi Sad, Sremska Mitrovica, Stara azova and Bečej. The research was conducted during the first semester of the school year 2013/2014. The five research instruments were applied: Students ' motivation toward chemistry learning (SMTSL) and Kolb's learning styles inventory (LSI) that have been translated into Serbian and adapted for the purposes of the research, and some other were designed – questionnaire for assessing teaching strategies that relies on Kolb's learning styles model as well as achievement tests in general and inorganic chemistry.When talking about students' motivation to learn chemistry the results show that students are mostly oriented towards learning activity, using active learning strategies, their achievement, while the least developed element is their awareness of self-efficacy, and understanding the importance of chemistry as a science. Motivation to learn is a significant predictor of students’ achievement where self-efficacy dimension of motivation has the greatest contribution to their achievement. Identification of students’ learning style showed that the majority of students prefer assimilating learning style; divergent learning style is on the second place, while convergent on the third; the last one is accommodating learning style. Examination of the differences in achievement in chemistry between students who prefer different learning styles in presence and with the statistical removal of motivation influence towards achievement has been shown that students who prefer convergent learning style show the highest achievement in general chemistry. When talking about teaching strategies that teachers of chemistry apply in their teaching activity it can be seen that for the most part they apply teaching strategies that are appropriate for students with assimilating and converging learning style, then divergent style and the last accommodating learning style. Instructional strategies that match the convergent learning style have proved to be the most powerful predictor of all the teaching strategies. The results show that when teachers take into account the students’ learning styles when selecting the appropriate teaching strategy, the students achieve better results in general chemistry and inorganic chemistry as well. Furthermore, the results showed that the students are more motivated when teachers respect their learning style, in comparison with those whose learning styles has been neglected. The significant effect has been realized by motivation and appreciation of learning styles on students' achievement in chemistry. Based on these results it can be concluded that varied teaching strategies that meet the needs of great number of students should be applied in the teaching process no matter which learning style students prefer. Such instruction contributes to higher student achievement and higher learning motivation.
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Cardoso, Eli Teresa. "Motivação escolar e o ludico : o jogo RPG como estrategia pedagogica para ensino de Historia." [s.n.], 2008. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/251807.
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Orientador: Afira Vianna RipperDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação
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Resumo: Esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida em uma escola da rede pública estadual de Campinas-SP, no período compreendido entre 2005 e 2008. O objetivo da pesquisa consistiu na aplicação de uma estratégia de ensino na disciplina de História, baseada no jogo RolePlayingGame (RPG), em uma sexta série do ensino fundamental. A avaliação dessa estratégia foi baseada nos pressupostos teóricos da motivação intrínseca/extrínseca e das metas de realização no contexto escolar. A metodologia foi embasada na pesquisa-ação dado o duplo papel da autora como professora e pesquisadora. Os dados foram coletados através dos registros da pesquisadora, Histórias e fichas dos personagens produzidas pelos alunos, e os resultados da avaliação dissertativa. A conclusão principal foi do caráter motivador do jogo RPG para o ensino de História, também aponta para um incremento das metas motivacionais aprender e performance-aproximação nos alunos jogadores de RPG
Abstract: This research was developed, from 2005 to 2008, in a school of the municipal public system of Campinas-SP. The purpose of the research consisted on the application, in a sixth grade class, of a teaching strategy for the teaching of Histoty based on the RPG game. The evaluation of the teaching strategy was based on the motivation theory, especially on intrinsic/extrinsic motivation and achievement motivation in the school context. The research methodology was based research-action due to the double role of the author as teacher and researcher. The data were collected through the registries of the researcher, interviews with teachers, questionnaires with students and the results of the written evaluation. As conclusion, it was found the motivational character of RPG game for the teaching of History and also it points to an increase of motivational targets as learning and performance-approximation for the students who played the game
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Cicuto, Camila Aparecida Tolentino. "Análise de um ambiente de aprendizagem centrado no aluno para ensinar Bioquímica." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/81/81132/tde-21032016-102415/.
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No ensino centrado no aluno, o foco da instrução é transferido do professor para o estudante. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi verificar os efeitos do ambiente proporcionado em uma disciplina de Bioquímica para expectativas, motivação, estratégias de aprendizagem, avaliação da eficiência do ensino, participação, frequência e desempenho. Nesse cenário, são utilizadas duas principais dinâmicas: período de estudo (PE) e grupo de discussão (GD). A coleta dos dados envolveu a aplicação de questionários, testes de desempenho e entrevistas semiestruturadas. A análise dos dados reuniu as abordagens quantitativa e qualitativa. Os resultados obtidos para expectativas e atendimento das expectativas mostraram predomínio do nível mais alto da escala de Likert para todas as afirmações sobre aspectos gerais e método de ensino. A comparação entre estes instrumentos indicou que a maioria dos alunos teve suas expectativas atendidas ou superadas na disciplina de Bioquímica. Além disso, verificou-se que as expectativas para carga de trabalho foram maiores do que a carga de trabalho percebida e as expectativas de desempenho também foram maiores do que o desempenho efetivo na disciplina. Os resultados sobre motivação indicaram que a disciplina contribuiu para os alunos apresentarem valores altos para motivação intrínseca, autoeficácia, estratégias de aprendizagem ativa e valor da aprendizagem científica. Adicionalmente, verificou-se que os alunos estavam mais ou igualmente motivados na disciplina de Bioquímica quando em comparação a outras disciplinas do primeiro ano. Os padrões obtidos evidenciam o papel do PE e GD para estimular a participação ativa e autônoma dos alunos e contribuir para que eles se mantivessem motivados e engajados no processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Em relação às estratégias de aprendizagem, os resultados indicaram que as estratégias colaborativas foram efetivas para aprender Bioquímica: foram frequentes e tiveram avaliação positiva as estratégias de explicação para o grupo e discussão. As respostas sobre a eficiência do ensino mostraram que 80% dos estudantes acharam que o ensino foi eficiente. Nos resultados sobre a participação e frequência verificou-se que a maioria indicou altos valores para essas variáveis, porém mais de 25% assinalaram participação menor ou igual a 5 (escala 1-10) e 32% apresentaram número elevado de faltas. Este é um dado relevante porque a falta em uma disciplina com método ativo exclui a oportunidade de colaborar com os pares. A principal justificativa para a baixa assiduidade foi a sobrecarga de trabalho gerada por outras disciplinas. Em relação ao desempenho, 37% dos estudantes foram reprovados, porcentagem maior do que em anos anteriores. Para entender os motivos que resultaram no desempenho insatisfatório, comparou-se os grupos de aprovados e reprovados em função das variáveis investigadas nesta pesquisa. Os resultados revelaram que os estudantes que tiveram alta participação e/ou alta frequência apresentaram maior desempenho do que aqueles que tiveram baixa participação e/ou baixa frequência. Entrevistas realizadas para compreender com mais detalhes o baixo desempenho destes alunos permitiram confirmar os padrões da análise quantitativa: a sobrecarga de créditos comprometeu a participação e frequência dos alunos em Bioquímica. A apreciação conjunta dos resultados confirmou o efeito positivo dessa abordagem inovadora para as variáveis investigadas, apesar de influência significativa de fatores externos.On student-centered teaching, the focus is shifted from the teacher to the student. The purpose of this survey was to verify the effects of the environment provided on a Biochemistry course for expectations, motivation, learning strategies, evaluation of the teaching efficiency, participation, attendance and performance. In this scenario, two core dynamics are applied: study periods (SP) and discussion groups (DG). The data gathering involved the use of questionnaires, performance tests and semi-structured interviews. The data analysis gathered both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The results obtained for expectations and meeting of expectations showed prominence of the highest level of the Likert scale for all statements on general aspects and teaching method. The comparison between these instruments indicated that most students had their expectations met or exceeded in the Biochemistry course. Not only that, it was verified that the expectations for workload were greater than the perceived workload and the expectations of performance were also greater than the effective performance in the course. The results on motivation indicated that the course contributed to the students´ high levels of intrinsic motivation, self-efficiency, active learning strategies and the value of scientific learning. In addition, it was verified that the students were more or equally motivated on the Biochemistry course compared to other courses in the first year. The patterns obtained show the role of SP and DG in stimulating the active and autonomous participation of the students and contributing to their continued motivation and interest in the process of teaching and learning. Regarding the learning strategies, the results indicated that the collaborative strategies were effective in learning Biochemistry: the strategies of explanation for the group and discussion were frequent and well received. The responses on teaching efficiency showed that 80% of the students thought the teaching was efficient. The results for participation and attendance showed that the majority had high levels for those variables, however more than 25% indicated participation less than or equal to 5 (in a 1-10 scale) and 32% presented a high rate of absenteeism. This is a relevant data because absenteeism in a course with active methods excludes the opportunity to collaborate with peers. The main justification for the low participation is the work overload generated by other courses. Regarding performance, 37% of the students failed, a higher percentage than in previous years. In order to understand the reasons that resulted in the subpar performance, a comparison was made between the approved and unapproved group in regard to the variables investigated in this survey. The results revealed that the students with high participation and/or high attendance displayed higher performance than those with low participation and/or low attendance. Interviews held to understand in greater detail the poor performance of these students made possible to confirm the patterns of quantitative analysis: the classes overload compromised the participation and attendance of students in Biochemistry course. The joint assessment of the results confirmed the positive effect of this innovative approach to the investigated variables, despite the significant influence of external factors.