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Increasing Student Motivation

Strategies for Middle and High School Teachers

By: Margaret A.Theobald

Spark students' motivation to learn and succeed beyond the formal years of schooling!

Theobald's book provides ideas and insights for teachers to help motivate students to do their best work. Written, developed, designed, and presented to teachers and school leaders for immediate application, this handbook shows how to apply and modify proven motivational strategies for all students and provides:

General frameworks for thinking about motivation
Hundreds of strategies from middle and high school educators who have succeeded
A deeper understanding of students needs and how they relate to students' motivational levels

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Grade Level: 5-12
ISBN: 9781412906234
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2005
Page Count: 160
Publication date: October 09, 2013

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Spark students' motivation to learn and succeed beyond the formal years of schooling!

Every student enrolled in school can learn; however, the capacity for learning varies among students. As a result of a two-decade-long interest, author Margaret A. Theobald provides teachers with ideas and insights that can help support and motivate middle and high school students to do their best work. This unique book, which defines motivation, contains basic theories and a wealth of useful practical procedures. Easy to pick up, its simple approach and format will help school leaders apply and modify motivational strategies for all students while recognizing that each student is unique.

Written, developed, designed, and presented to teachers and school leaders for immediate application, this handbook provides:

General frameworks for thinking about motivation
Hundreds of strategies from middle and high school educators who have succeeded in motivating students to learn
A deeper understanding of the needs of students as those needs relate to students' motivational levels

Increasing Student Motivation fills an important niche in professional educational literature and will prove to be an invaluable resource for all educators who work with students and are concerned about how to help them maximize their potential.

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Author(s)

Margaret A.Theobald

Margaret A. Theobald, Ed.D. has been at Southeast Missouri State University for the past twenty-four years and is a Professor in the Department of Middle and Secondary Education. She was a teacher at the middle and high school levels for more than 15 years in both public and parochial schools in Illinois and Missouri. She earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction at Illinois State University with an emphasis on education at the middle level. She has served in several positions with the Missouri Middle School Association and its executive board, including the offices of secretary and president. Her research includes a statewide survey of middle-level practices and trends. The Missouri Middle School Association published the results of this survey in its’ 1994 Missouri Middle Level Practices and Trends: A Resource Directory. She was also co-author for the 1995 publication, The Middle School Principal, Corwin Press. She has made numerous presentations at both the state and national levels and has published several articles. Her most recent research has been in the area of teaching strategies and student motivation.

Table of Contents

Foreword by John A. Pohl

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction

1. Motivation Is a Mindset

Each Student Learns

Mistakes Aid Learning

Positive Feedback Is Necessary

Self-Concept Affects the Mindset

Summary

2. Motivation Is Influenced Through Observation

Project Intensity and Enthusiasm

Model Self-Confidence

Summary

3. Motivation Is Affected by Timing

Timing of Needs Varies

Needs Drive Objectives

Summary

4. Motivation Is Independence

Teach Goal Setting

Encourage Performance Appraisal

Provide for Self-Reinforcement

Role-Play With Optional Actions

Summary

5. Motivation Is Reflected in Victory

Process Leads to Success

Success Comes From Finished Products

Summary

6. Motivation Involves Action

Opportunities for Active Learning

Situations for Hands-on Activities

Summary

7. Motivation Is Increased Through Transfer

Relate New to Old Learning

Adapt Tasks to Student Interests

Clarify the Abstract

Summary

8. Motivation Is Inherent to Individuality

Recognize Weaknesses and Strengths

Relate Cognitive Experiences to Abilities

Demonstrate Talents and Skills

Express One’s Differences From Others

Summary

9. Motivation Is Rooted in Ownership

Teach Responsibility

Involve Students in Decisions

Summary

10. Motivation Is Natural

Challenge Students

Encourage Student Expression

Acknowledge Student Views

Summary

Resource A: Strategies and Learning Styles

Resource B: Bloom’s Taxonomy, Cognitive

Resource C: Positive Word List

Resource D: Example, Student Goals

Resource E: Example, Student Lesson Plan

References

Index

Reviews

"This book is a wonderful resource for both beginning and experienced teachers!"

Art Dickinson, High School Physical Education Teacher
Perry County School District #32, MO

"In our current era of test savvy students, we all need multiple ways to confront the increase in motivation required to have all students achieve their highest levels. Dr. Theobald has provided an important and readable resource for beginning and experienced teachers."

David Waters, Principal
Farmington Senior High School, MO

"A valuable resource for teachers, principals and counselors. This book has a wealth of approaches to assist students to become involved in their own learning, resulting in greater accomplishments for them in the classroom."

Ada L. Cruce, Professor Emeritus
Counselor Education, Southeast Missouri State University

"An inspirational compendium of ideas, highly recommended for public and private educators alike."

Wisconsin Bookwatch, November 2005

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