Date of Award
1-1-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Ed.D. in Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Douglas Davis
Second Advisor
Dennis Bunch
Third Advisor
Scott Kilpatrick
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to understand the dynamics of student engagement and motivation in middle school students. The action research method involves collecting quantitative data through a student survey first and then explaining the quantitative results with in-depth qualitative data through interviews and focus groups. In the first, quantitative phase of the study, the motivation and engagement scale data will be collected from middle school students in the fifth through eighth grade of Regents School of Oxford to test the motivation and engagement of these students to assess whether intrinsic motivations relate to classroom student engagement. The second qualitative phase will be conducted as a follow-up to the quantitative results to help explain the reasons for motivation and engagement. In this exploratory follow-up the tentative plan is to explore student engagement through focus groups with middle school students who participated in the Motivation and Engagement Survey Profile. These focus groups will provide clarity around the reasons why students tend to lose motivational excitement about school and begin to show behavioral disengagement from class.
Recommended Citation
Wood, Jason W., "UNDERSTANDING CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2296.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/2296