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Factors That Influence Motivation in the Social Studies Classroom.
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French, Jill; Laurin, Kathryn; McMahan, Christine; Vickrey, Jennifer – 1998
This paper describes a program to increase motivation and interest in social studies among fourth-grade students in a growing middle class community in central Illinois. The lack of motivation and disinterest in social studies is evidenced by student attitude surveys, teacher surveys, teacher observations of student time on task, and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Grade 4, Instructional Effectiveness