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Motivating Middle School Learners

Motivating Middle School Learners

Anderson, Katheryn

Paperback

General Education

ISBN10: 3639059115
ISBN13: 9783639059113
Publisher: Blues Kids Of Amer
Published: Apr 16 2009
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
There has been increasing concern over middle-school students' standardized test scores and decreased engagement in learning activities. This is particularly true of at-risk students who often exhibit characteristics of learned helplessness. One factor may be that middle school students frequently do not understand what skills and knowledge they possess (academic self-efficacy) or how they learn (self-regulated learning strategy use). This study examined the effects of participation in a guided reflective writing program and gender on middle school students' academic self-efficacy beliefs and use of self-regulated learning strategies. Quantitative data were collected from an academic self-efficacy inventory administered as a pre- and posttest. Qualitative data were collected to examine students' awareness and use of self-regulated learning strategies. The data sources included the treatment group responses to writing prompts and interviews from selected students from both groups. Self-efficacy and self-regulated learning were examined for gender differences. This work is of interest to educators, counselors, administrators, psychologists, educational researchers, and parents.

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