...Motivating High School Students Today Your name Professor ENGL-1001-2 English Composition October 4, 2013 To help high school student’s graduate teachers must be motivating; students must be active participants in the classroom, and students need to be rewarded for their accomplishments. We need to show these preoccupied teens that they can no longer skate through classes with passing grades without first mastering the material. Sadly this happens frequently. Statistics show that, “tens of thousands of 18 year olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas.” (Nadell.J., Langan.J.,Comodromos.E.A., 2011, page 438). This is a disservice to the students and an embarrassment to education in America has a whole. We need to implement changes to keep these high school students motivated in order to graduate with confidence and pride of accomplishment. Teachers need to embrace their biggest challenge of motivating the students they teach to ensure successful graduation. One method of motivating students is to incorporate a pass or fail policy that will help inspire students to master the course material. Teachers implementing a pass or fail system, would eliminate the days of students barely getting by. Mary Sherry states in her article, In Praise of the F Word that, “flunking as a regular policy has just as much merit today as it did two generations ago.” (Nadell.J.,Langan,J.,& Comodromos,E.A., 2011, page 439). At the end of the day everyone wants...
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...centuries, teachers have been motivating students with extrinsic or external rewards in the hopes of encouraging students to work more diligently in school. When that did not work, they would resort to some type of punishment. While rewards and punishment work wonders at curbing students’ immediate behavior, they do not cultivate an intrinsic, long-term desire to learn, behave and achieve (Daniels). Many students can be heard in the halls saying, “I hate school,” “School is boring,” or “Why do we have to come to school?” Many teachers have spent numerous hours discussing the lack of motivation among their students and trying to come up with ideas and strategies to get them engaged in the learning process. Some students will respond to the new ideas that make the classroom more exciting and the assignments more hands-on; others will not. Students are great at telling you what they care about and what they would like to do in the classroom, and we as teachers can learn a lot from them if we just listen! Researchers have spent many years, even decades, doing research on how to motivate students and they have developed a clear definition: to be motivated means to be moved to do something (as cited Daniels). Sustained motivation has to come from within a student; however, it can be influenced by external factors. Teachers cannot make someone motivated, but they can create a motivating environment. Creating a motivating environment for students would make them feel (1) a...
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...INRW 0315 Dr. Jones 2.7.2016 Annotated Biblography Murphy, Elizabeth, and María A. Rodríguez-Manzanares. "Motivating High School Students in Online Courses Is Difficult." High School Alternative Programs. Ed. Noah Berlatsky. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2015. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Teachers' Perspectives on Motivation in High School Distance Education." Journal of Distance Education 23.3 (2009). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 7 Feb. 2016. This article is about the viewpoints of two professors. They report on a study they did of online learning teachers in Canada. The teachers reported that motivating students in online classrooms is more difficult than motivating students in a face-to-face (F2F) setting. The authors suggest a number of ways to improve student motivation based on their interviews. These strategies include accessible teaching styles, interactive course structures, and the use of lessons that are engaging and use multimedia elements. “Online Education. ” Issues & Controversies. Infobase Learning, 17 Oct. 2008.Web. 8 Feb. 2016. This argumentative article about “Does online education help students?”. The supporters argued that since students use the Internet in many other ways, it is logical for them to use it to attend school as well. And the opponents argued that taking classes online deprives students of the full educational experience, which involves relating to other people in addition to absorbing information. ...
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...Problem Statement The problem is that schools are not implementing the necessary motivational tools for “At-Risk” students that are already lacking in motivation themselves. This problem results in “At-Risk” students falling short of the appropriate next steps to succeed academically. This is more succinct: The problem is that At-Risk students score lower academically due to lack of motivation. Purpose Statement The action in this research was to analyze the attitude and personalities of 10 adolescents that were eligible for expulsion from school. The students range from ages 12 to 16 and were referred to an expulsion program for various reasons, including no interest in academics, disrespect, poor grades, or just utter defiance. The overall purpose of this research was to discover how “At-Risk” students are motivated and to determine what instructional strategies are most effective in motivating students. The purpose of this study is to see if implementing XXXX will impact the motivation and academic achievement of the At-Risk students in the researcher’s class You need to think of one specific way you can solve the problem and place it in the purpose statement. Now base your research questions on the problem and purpose statements. Motivating “At-Risk” Students: Taking the Next Steps towards Academic Success An Action Research Project Proposal Presented To The Faculty of the Department of Graduate School College of Education North Greenville University...
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...Outcomes in Mathematics among Secondary School Students in Nigeria Adedeji Tella Osun State College of Education, Osun State, NIGERIA Received 10 January 2007; accepted 19 April 2007 In our match towards scientific and technological advancement, we need nothing short of good performance in mathematics at all levels of schooling. In an effort to achieve this, this study investigated the impact of motivation on students’ school academic achievement in mathematics in secondary schools using motivation for academic preference scale (α = 0.82) as a measuring instrument and achievement test in mathematics (ATM) Two hypotheses were tested for significant at 0.05 margin of error using t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) Results showed that gender difference were significant when impact of motivation on academic achievement was compared in male and female students. Also other result indicates significant difference when extent of motivation was taken as variable of interest on academic achievement in mathematics based on the degree of their motivation. Implications, suggestions and recommendations on students, parents, government, counsellors, educational stakeholders, etc were discussed. Keywords: Motivation, Academic Achievement, Learning Outcome, Mathematics, Secondary School Students, Nigeria INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND In the contemporary Nigeria, greater emphasis is being placed on Industrial and Technological development. As a result students are being encouraged to take up science...
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...Are teachers or parents more important in a child’s education? I look at it like this: a student is swept along on the influence of a parent much like a river flowing towards maturity. Sprinkled throughout this river are teachers who, like rocks, divert the flow. Sometimes they cause small eddies of current, sometimes they create a new channel, and always they make turbulence. Overall, the influence of the parent is stronger and more consistent, but a motivating educator can cause the student to see new patterns, consider new options, and develop new interests. The worst they can cause the child to react and think differently and as the child prepares for their life’s journey on a seldom placid ocean. In the early, formative years, the parent is the most important influence on a child’s education. There is no more important time in a person’s life than the early years when a parent’s love for reading and sharing make life long learning a possibility. As the child gets older the parent continues to dominate as the most important element in a child’s attitude and thus learning. Especially since most children spend less than ten percent of a calendar year in school. (That is 180 days times six hours per day.) Parents also can motivate their children more easily than teachers on a daily basis just based on the fact that the teacher has so many more children to care for. This motivation reaches beyond the basic curriculum. A parent can influence a child’s life by teaching proper...
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...Operational Opposite paradigm Operational An educational leader promotes the success of every student. Educational leaders use data to monitor the progress of every student in their schools. Educational leaders do not promote the success of every student. Many students including minority and special education students continue to be left behind in the educational system. A positive school culture and a good instructional program are the key to student learning and staff professional development. Students learn best in a positive school culture with teachers who are nurturing and supportive. A positive school culture and a good instructional program do not always guarantee that students will learn and staff members will develop professionally. Many schools have a staff of highly qualified professionals with a positive school culture but students continue to lag behind due to their socioeconomic status. Motivating and rewarding students and staff members are fundamental to student learning and their success at school. Students learn best and staff members work better when they are provided with positive feedback and incentives. Motivating and rewarding students and staff members are not always fundamental to student learning and their success at school. The federal government has allocated a great deal of money and programs to motivate students to learn and encourage school districts to hire the best candidates yet the United States still lag behind other countries...
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...Motivational Methods Theories and methods are essential to motivating employees, teachers, and students. It plays a huge role and is vital to understand the basis of these theories and apply them to everyday scenarios. To provide job growth leaders and managers will apply motivational skills and techniques to motivate employees. Motivation will increase innovation and productivity for a successful business to thrive. It is essential for managers and leaders to motivate employees to achieve a high level of performance and productivity. Managers are inclined to pay attention to the needs of different personalities in order to excerpt the fullest potential from any one employee therefore employees need different types of motivation. According to Locke, the goal-setting theory is to enhance individuals work performance and job satisfaction. To achieve the highest potential of the employees the manager and leaders must work cohesively and set goals that are attainable. An example of this theory is transitioning from individualized preschool care to continuity of care. Continuity of care consists of a teacher keeping the same small group of kids throughout preschool allowing the teachers and children grow and get to know each other over several years. The program was offered to few schools in California and the owner of the preschool presented the employees with the opportunity, teachers were motivated to learn and teach something new. The owner also offered vacation hours for every...
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...Executive Summary Reforming Education: Firing and Motivating Teachers The public educational system in Texas is failing. The current practice of retaining underperforming teachers is preventing students from receiving the quality of education that is necessary to succeed. To correct this problem, we propose a system for evaluating teacher performance at the elementary school level based on state test scores. Teachers will be placed into one of four categories based on their students’ educational growth: top performing tier, high performing tier, medium performing tier, or lowest performing tier. Teachers performing in the top tiers will be rewarded with public praise and annual bonuses, while teachers in the bottom tiers will be placed on probation which includes performance improvement courses. Teachers who are unable to improve their performance will be fired. The tactics to sell this plan to the Spring Branch Independent School District board will be based on consistency, intrinsic and extrinsic motivators, emotion, and the Expectancy Chain. Convincing the school board to fire underperforming teachers will challenge the educational status quo, but will improve the quality of education given to students. Reforming Education: Firing and Motivating Teachers Public education is failing in Texas. Texas ranks forty-first out of fifty states in high school graduation rates. “The research shows that kids who have two, three, or four strong teachers in a row will eventually...
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...part of a students academic performance is determined by an anchor which we all carry. This anchor is what we refer to as our intrinsic motivation and it does more than just hold our ground. This intrinsic motivation is what make us leap into new challenges and know were doing this work because we like it. Intrinsic motivation for a student can be the difference between a child that drops out and of a child who pushes forward to achieve a goal. It is said that as intrinsic motivation decreases, then ones academic performance decreases as well. As students enter school with a certain amount of intrinsic motivation, years pass, and so does the motivation and energy they once had. By high school, many students are at the point of giving up and their motivation has reached a low point. They must now find a external motivation to allow them to continue achieving good goal in life. Motivation is build up of three parts, the ability to develop competence, to create connection and to have the freedom to regulate our own actions. Introjection, is one of the ideal motivational ideas, which create students that do their work to feel better in the end. By promoting Intrinsic Motivation, Children will try harder in classes. The National Assessment of Educational Progress viewed that 73% of children actually read for fun. Showing that children are lacking even the smallest fundamental support. Introduction Ones future is determined by ones actions, and for many students their actions...
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...Factors Affecting College Students’ Motivation A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of requirements for the College of Arts and Sciences Major in Psychology By Imelda Tolentino Josan Alejandra Valle Charize Faith Laciste Mirriam Calimlim Arellano University-Pasig September, 2013 Chapter I Introduction Studying is said to be the primary key to achieve academic excellence, but what factors really driven students to study? Others might say that fears motivate students while others might claim that you should give them tough classes and they will pull through. Some teaching faculty would say that students are motivated because of their personal goals in life. Yes, you could ask everyone but they would just answer in different opinions. The disagreement about the sources of student motivation makes the question of academic motivation sound a great deal like that of workplace motivation. Management theory abounds with contradictory theories about what makes employees work. Maslow (1968) argued that needs drive behaviour, and that workplace (and, presumably, academic) motivation is determined by the level of the needs hierarchy at which the individual is operating. McClelland (1966) claimed instead that motivation is driven by an innate need to achieve, and Herzberg (1959) proposed that the content of the jobs themselves was the source of the elusive employee motivation. The purpose of this research was to align explanations for student motivation with classical workplace...
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...The homework policy described in scenario 2 encourages social interaction by requiring the students to speak with their teacher before turning in late assignments. The topics of discussion will allow the student to discuss with the teacher why they are turning it in late, and what they can do to avoid late work in the future. The word discussion is important in scenario number 2. The fact that the students are allowed to discuss the late homework with their teacher, teaches them some great social skills. Taking responsibility sometimes includes face to face interaction with real people. It is much easier to slide late work in under the table when you don’t have to interact with anyone, but with this homework policy no student is able to do that. The other part of Scenario two’s homework policy that promotes social interaction is the pickup work policy. The students are taught during the first part of school what the policy is, and they know what is expected of them. Having to meet with the teacher and explaining why you are not following polices, promotes good social interaction. In Junior high it is often a problem that students are afraid to speak with a teacher about anything. Teaching students in the 6th grade how easy, and important it is to maintain an open dialogue with the teacher will help them find the courage to talk to a teacher over the next 6 years of school. Self Motivation: Teaching self-motivation with a homework policy can be difficult, however...
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...6-4 Final Project Milestone Five Rebecca Bidwell SNHU PSY-108-Q1724 Introduction to Psychology 15EW1 Mallory Loflin October 28, 2015 6-4 Final Project Milestone Five Stress-a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very Demanding circumstances Many of the factors of being a student are stressful. I have kids so that is a stressor, making Time for them and getting time away from them to do my school work. I also work full time, So of course there is the stress of will I have enough time to do a proficient job on my Homework. All of these things make for a very stressful day to day life for myself or any Other person who is in school and juggling kids and a job. This week's reading was very Insightful with all of the studies done to learn emotions and happiness, etc. It shows, one Cannot always judge a book by its cover (so to speak) for example, I am a very moderate extrovert according to the test. Because of this I like to keep to myself, I do not like to interact with others unless I have to. I find it extremely hard to trust anyone. It sounds like a bad thing, but my situation, it is not I am able to accomplish much more than most people because I keep to myself and do not go out of my way to socialize at work. I have earned many compliments on my work from bosses because I do such a great job. However, this can also be stressful for me since I don't socialize I have my thoughts to myself and they always tend to wander in what ifs...
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...thought she would become an educator. She held the position of secretary at Prentiss High School where she constantly intermingled with students, staff, parents, and teachers. As she noticed how the students struggled in the classrooms, she became more involved by assisting the students with some of their assignments. As time progressed she realized that she really enjoyed steering the students in the right direction whether it was educational or emotional. When one dreams of becoming a teacher, a vision is in place of what it will be like. She dreamed of being in the classroom and when she awoke with joy in her heart, she realized that this was her calling. She would daydream about all the students in class eager to learn the information as she presented it to them. She had hopes of helping the students who struggled, and watching them with excitement in their eyes when they finally got it. One of her greatest thrills happened when a male student came to school and the news spread like wild fire that he was a troubled nonchalant teen. From the start, it was her goal to help him feel at ease and welcomed to become a participant in...
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...direct, and maintains behavior. In regards to education it gets students moving, leads them in the appropriate direction and keeps them going. All students are motivated in one way or another. One student may be interested in the subject matter; one may be concerned with the social aspect of school; another student may be focused on athletics while another student may be motivated to avoid academics, social situations, or athletics. Motivation is not necessarily something that learners bring to school; it can also arise from environmental conditions at school. So the question becomes: How does one develop and implement a motivational plan that will reach all learners? This paper will discuss motivational theories that can be utilized to create a motivational plan for a school as well as the components that would be included in this plan. Motivational Theories to be Used Schweinle (2009) argue that the Flow Theory supports the affect of motivation and cognition. Flow Theory was created by researchers to explain different motivational states and to understand its characteristics (Shweinele, 2009). These experiences were given the term flow because they were relation with be aware of action and reaction in regards to completing a task (Schweinle, 2009). According to Schweinle (2009), these experiences were motivating because they were exciting and because they displayed the ability and potential of students. People especially children are motivated to do things that they...
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