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Affinity-Seeking: Student Desirability And Motivation In The Classroom, Taylor D. Corlee
Affinity-Seeking: Student Desirability And Motivation In The Classroom, Taylor D. Corlee
MSU Graduate Theses
Affinity-seeking research once provided teachers with effective strategies to create an overall better classroom environment. Over the last twenty years there has been no continuation of this research and the effectiveness of these strategies seemed to be agreed upon. The purpose of this study is to bring affinity-seeking research back into the modern era and see how motivation is affected for both in-person and online classes. This study is a contribution that adds to these strategies for effectiveness in both in-person and online classrooms.
Investigating The Attitudes Of Adolescent Male Singers In Gender Choirs, Heidi Joy Williamson
Investigating The Attitudes Of Adolescent Male Singers In Gender Choirs, Heidi Joy Williamson
MSU Graduate Theses
The purpose of this study was to examine the use of gender choirs within a middle school choral classroom to investigate (a) attitudes about singing, (b) confidence and self-efficacy of their own voices, and (c) peer perceptions of adolescent males’ participation in choir. Data were obtained from 40 students, in Grades 7 or 8, who were enrolled in a male gender choir at one of the five participating middle schools. Most participants enrolled in choir because they thought choir was fun, and they were good singers. Most participants did not think that choir was “better” when the genders were separated. …