TY - JOUR
T1 - Analytical Study of Self-Motivations among a Southwest Public University Nonpolitical Science Major Students in Required Political Science Courses
AU - Gasim, Gamal
AU - Stevens, Tara
AU - Zebidi, Amira
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - All undergraduate students are required by state law to take six credited hours in political science. This study will help us identify if differences exist in self-determination among students enrolled in American Public Policy and American Government at a large, Southwestern public university. Because some types of motivation are associated with more positive educational outcomes than others, the results of this study may help us understand why some students excel when others struggle and make modifications to existing course structure to facilitate positive motivational outcomes. The study will use standard survey questionnaires developed by scholars in the area of self-determination theory (SDT).
AB - All undergraduate students are required by state law to take six credited hours in political science. This study will help us identify if differences exist in self-determination among students enrolled in American Public Policy and American Government at a large, Southwestern public university. Because some types of motivation are associated with more positive educational outcomes than others, the results of this study may help us understand why some students excel when others struggle and make modifications to existing course structure to facilitate positive motivational outcomes. The study will use standard survey questionnaires developed by scholars in the area of self-determination theory (SDT).
KW - general causality orientations
KW - self-determination
KW - self-regulation of learning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84860828412&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15512169.2012.667670
DO - 10.1080/15512169.2012.667670
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84860828412
SN - 1551-2169
VL - 8
SP - 107
EP - 119
JO - Journal of Political Science Education
JF - Journal of Political Science Education
IS - 2
ER -