Keys to Motivating High School Students for Academic Success
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Walden University**We aren't endorsed by this school
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EDUC EDU213
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Psychology
Date
Dec 9, 2024
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Ashlee MorganEDU-213Danielle GirniusMotivating Students Motivation is very important in education. It is important that high school students have the correct motivation & support. In this article we will be going over the keys aspects of motivation in high school students.It is very important for every high school student to have motivation. High school is an important time in your education where you are preparing yourself for college. It is important to have motivation because students who are motivated tend to do better on their school work & have more fun doing it as well. “Students who are motivated to learn have higher achievement, show better underst&ing of the concepts they are taught, are more satisfied with school, & have lower dropout rates, according to a variety of studies reviewed by Edward Deci & colleagues (Crotty, 2013).” Motivation can enhance student’s performance because motivation sets children towards goals. For example, a high school student may have a goal to go to a certain college.
This goal should motivate them to get good grades & do well in school so that they can reach that goal.Lack of motivation in high school can lead to a number of serious problems. If students have a lack of motivation, they will stop doing homework, not attend school, or even worse, dropout of high school. “Lack of motivation is a real & pressing problem. Upwards of 40 percent of high school students are chronically disengaged from school, according to a 2003 National Research Council report on motivation(Crotty, 2013).” Lack of motivation can then affect your future after high school. People that lack motivation can also become depressed & unhappy.There are two types of motivation, extrinsic & intrinsic motivation. Both types of motivation differ. Extrinsic motivation is motivation resulting from factors external to the individual & unrelated to the task being performed (Ormrod, 2014). Students that are motivated
in this way are mostly motivated for good grades or money, which works really well for some students. However, all students are different & become motivated by different things. Some students find the most effective way to be motivated is by intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation is resulting from internal personal characteristics or inherent in the task being performed (Ormrod, 2014). People that are intrinsic learners learn because it is important to them& they enjoy it. There are many factors that affect motivation. “Studies suggest that students are more academically motivated when one of four conditions is present: when they feel competent enough to complete the task at h&; when they see a direct link between their actions & an outcome & have some control over whether or how to undertake a task; when the task has
interest or value to them; & when completing the task brings social rewards, such as a sense of belonging to a group or approval from someone they care about (Crotty, 2013).” It is important as a future teacher to know & acknowledge the factors of motivation within our students. There are strategies as teachers & parents that we can use to motivate our students & children. “For example, school programs that reward students with money, prizes, or privileges for academic accomplishments or effort are more effective if they reward students for mastering a certain skill,such as reading a book or solving a problem (Crotty, 2013).” When students know that they are going to get rewarded for doing hard work & getting good grades, it motivates them to study harder & do the best that they can. Just by teachers being motivated themselves, students will see& learn that from them. Teachers that engage more with their students tend to motivate their students more. ReferenceCrotty, J. (2013, March 13). Motivation Matters. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2013/03/13/motivation-matters-40-of-high-school-students-chronically-disengaged-from-school/.
Ormrod, J. (2014). Educational Psychology: Developing learners. (8th Ed.). Retrieved from https://viewer.gcu.edu/PNZ3EF.