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Jeffrey J. Richardson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Background: Previous research has indicated that it is difficult to maintain student motivation in gateway courses when students from multiple majors are taking the same course. Providing students with a choice in assignment is important because it creates a feeling that the students are in charge of their education, that they can tailor their…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Introductory Courses
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Lasater, Kara; Albiladi, Waheeb S.; Davis, William S.; Bengtson, Ed – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine teachers and school leaders' experiences using data in the state of Arkansas. Research Design: Initially, an exploratory pilot study was conducted to examine educators' experiences using data within one Arkansas district. This involved focus groups with 24 participants from 10 schools. Data were…
Descriptors: Data Use, School Culture, Experience, Decision Making
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Ntow, Forster D.; Covington Clarkson, Lesa M.; Chidthachack, Sousada; Crotty, Elizabeth A. – The Mathematics Educator, 2017
This paper draws on self-determination theory (SDT) to explore reasons for college students' decisions to either continue or change directions (and hence their persistence) from their STEM-intending majors. We therefore sought to gain insight into why some college students persisted in their STEM-intending degree programs while others, faced with…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Academic Persistence, Self Determination