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Student Engagement In Junior High World Languages Classes, John Brittain
Student Engagement In Junior High World Languages Classes, John Brittain
Doctor of Education in Teacher Leadership Dissertations
This study is a qualitative case study that sought to explore the perspectives of World Languages students and teachers on student engagement in relation to the teachers’ instructional choices. Five kinds of engagement and three components of Self Determination Theory were studied in relation to student behavior. The study involved eighth and ninth grade students who are currently taking a course in a World Language in a junior high school. The researcher used interviews, classroom observations, and focus groups to collect data. The data was analyzed using a combination of computer software and analysis by hand. The findings showed that …
Exploring The Effects Of Teachers' Motivation To Read On Students' Motivation To Read, Clarice K. Shuman
Exploring The Effects Of Teachers' Motivation To Read On Students' Motivation To Read, Clarice K. Shuman
Doctor of Education in Teacher Leadership Dissertations
Middle school students often lack the motivation to read, and middle school reading teachers often complain of this lack of motivation. Students’ lack of motivation to read seriously affects students’ ability to achieve in their academic classes at the secondary level. This study was based on surveys and interviews from 310 middle school students and their six ELA teachers to explore the relationship between teacher and student motivation to read at the middle school level as well as surveying how do teachers and students at the middle school level describe their motivation to read. Based on the relationship between teacher …