TY - JOUR
T1 - Student Motivation
T2 - Perspectives from Mathematics Teachers
AU - Matteson, Shirley M.
AU - Swarthout, Mary B.
AU - Zientek, Linda Reichwein
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2011/9/1
Y1 - 2011/9/1
N2 - This study investigated the extent to which teachers believed motivation was important to student learning, methods they employed to address student motivation, and motivational methods they identified as ineffective. The results indicated that for this sample (1) teachers believed motivation was important to student learning, (2) novice teachers were not identifying teaching methods as a motivational tool,(3) teachers had difficulty in identifying motivational strategies related to pedagogy and curriculum, (4) some teachers utilized tangible rewards, and (5) teacher preparation and professional development programs need to focus more attention on educating teachers about their role in positively influencing students' motivational beliefs and shaping students' learning goals.
AB - This study investigated the extent to which teachers believed motivation was important to student learning, methods they employed to address student motivation, and motivational methods they identified as ineffective. The results indicated that for this sample (1) teachers believed motivation was important to student learning, (2) novice teachers were not identifying teaching methods as a motivational tool,(3) teachers had difficulty in identifying motivational strategies related to pedagogy and curriculum, (4) some teachers utilized tangible rewards, and (5) teacher preparation and professional development programs need to focus more attention on educating teachers about their role in positively influencing students' motivational beliefs and shaping students' learning goals.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055900124&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01626620.2011.592123
DO - 10.1080/01626620.2011.592123
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85055900124
VL - 33
SP - 283
EP - 297
JO - Action in Teacher Education
JF - Action in Teacher Education
SN - 0162-6620
IS - 3
ER -