Browsing by Subject "Motivation in education"
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Stress and educational expectations: a study of future orientation
(University of Wisconsin--Stout. Research Services, 2014-04)This research explores the extent to which the type of secondary education a student receives impacts their perceived stress level when it comes to thinking about college. Drawing from pace-of-life literature in educational ... -
Student performance: the influence of proactive personality, self-efficacy, and motivation
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2017)Student performance is often evaluated by assessing students' cumulative grade point average (GPA), but additional study is needed on the factors that go into predicting student performance. This research focuses on ... -
Teaching styles in physical education: the effects on physical activity levels of middle school students with different motivation types
(2018-04)Self-determination theory (SDT) has been widely investigated to understand and change an individual’s physical activity (PA) behavior in different settings (Deci & Ryan, 1985; 1991; 2000). The first purpose of this study ... -
Using book talks and choice to increase reading motivation
(2015-05-11)The purpose of this action research was to show how book talks and student choice can have an impact on students' motivation to read. A book talk is when a teacher or student tells the class a little bit about the book ...