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Lee Ann Jung – Corwin, 2024
The standards-based learning and grading movement of the past twenty years has ushered in a critical shift in assessment that demands clarity in both what is being measured and how well students are learning. Seeing the value in this evolution, a wave of schools has invested enormous effort to institutionalize the policy and practices of the…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Progress Monitoring, Achievement Gains, Performance Based Assessment
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Kelly, Jessica Stewart – PRIMUS, 2020
When contemplating the introduction of mastery grading into the classroom, a fear of student resistance can prevent the implementation entirely. However, by taking a proactive stance against student resistance, instructors can give mastery grading the best chance of being successful. This paper focuses on the ways in which the instructor can…
Descriptors: Grading, Resistance (Psychology), Student Motivation, Motivation Techniques
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Cooper, Andrew A. – PRIMUS, 2020
Mastery grading is an approach to grading in which students are assigned term grades based on whether they meet certain enumerated objectives, rather than accumulating points. In this note, I describe my experiences using a mastery system, which I call techniques grading, which applies the insights behind the standards-based and specifications…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Grading, Mastery Learning, Evaluation Methods
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Daniels, Lia M.; Goegan, Lauren D.; Radil, Amanda I.; Dueck, Bryce S. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Background: Previous research has shown that pre-service teachers have low responsibility for student motivation and feel underprepared to deal with motivational issues. As an extension, researchers have designed interventions to shift teachers' beliefs about motivation or equip them with approaches to instruction, but never both. Aims: Following…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation
American Psychological Association, 2019
Psychological science has much to contribute to enhancing teaching and learning in the classroom. Teaching and learning, in turn, are intricately linked to social and behavioral factors of human development, including cognition, motivation, social interaction, and communication. Psychological science also contributes to effective instruction;…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Psychology, Instruction, Learning Processes
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MacArthur, Charles A.; Philippakos, Zoi A.; Graham, Steve – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate a measure of motivation for use with basic college writers that would measure self-efficacy, achievement goals, beliefs, and affect. As part of a design research project on curriculum for community college developmental writing classes, 133 students in 11 classes completed the motivation…
Descriptors: College Students, Writing Instruction, Student Motivation, Evaluation Methods
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Gurvitch, Rachel; Lund, Jackie – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2014
The teaching and learning processes have undergone a variety of changes and modifications in recent years. The overall academic goal is to produce engaged, lifelong learners who are capable of solving complex problems in diverse settings. These desired skills cannot be achieved via the traditional teaching and learning model that requires students…
Descriptors: Animation, Video Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
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Kadioglu, Cansel; Uzuntiryaki-Kondakci, Esen – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Problem Statement: Motivation plays an important role in explaining students' academic achievement. In an effort to explain students' purposes for learning and the reasons they engage in a learning activity, different achievement goal models (dichotomous, trichotomous, and 2x2) have been proposed over time. The present study aimed to extend…
Descriptors: Correlation, Learning Strategies, Mastery Learning, High School Students
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Gegenfurtner, Andreas – Educational Research Review, 2011
This meta-analysis (148 studies, k = 197, N = 31,718) examined the relationship between motivation and transfer in professional training. For this purpose, motivation was conceptualized in the following nine dimensions: motivation to learn, motivation to transfer, pre- and post-training self-efficacy, mastery orientation, performance orientation,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Professional Training, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
Ricks, Elizabeth Danielle – ProQuest LLC, 2012
According to the 2006 Program for International Assessment (PISA), the United States is behind their international counterparts in the areas of mathematics and science. (Darling-Hammond, 2010). The Unites States is at a critical point in developing future leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. In preparing students for a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Best Practices, Mathematics Achievement, Kindergarten
Snyder, Nancy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examines the relationships between students' academic motivation, evidence of achievement as measured by assessments and the effects of feedback in mediating effort. Policy makers currently view student achievement is as synonymous with proficiency on standardized tests. Testing students as a means of determining educational…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, Academic Achievement, Student Evaluation