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Direct linkTurner, Julianne C.; Christensen, Andrea; Kackar-Cam, Hayal Z.; Trucano, Meg; Fulmer, Sara M. – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
All teachers (N = 32) at one middle school participated in a university-led intervention to improve student engagement. Teachers discussed four principles of motivation and related instructional strategies. Teachers enacted instructional strategies in their classrooms. We observed six randomly selected teachers and their students over 3 years.…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Learner Engagement, Learning Motivation, Educational Strategies
Turner, Julianne C.; Warzon, Kristen Bogner; Christensen, Andrea – American Educational Research Journal, 2011
The authors investigated patterns of change in three middle grade teachers' beliefs and practices about motivation in mathematics during a yearlong professional development project with a university researcher. Four principles of motivation (and corresponding instructional strategies) were introduced in this sequence: supporting students'…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Mathematics Education, Educational Practices, Beliefs
Schweinle, Amy; Turner, Julianne C.; Meyer, Debra K. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2008
Cognitive, motivational, and affective characteristics define classroom contexts, yet flow theory (e.g., M. Csikszentmihalyi, 1975) is 1 of only a few theoretical perspectives that interrelate these characteristics. The authors adapted constructs and methods from flow theory to examine the motivational, cognitive, and affective quality of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Psychometrics, Cognitive Ability, Learning Motivation
Turner, Julianne C.; Patrick, Helen – Educational Psychologist, 2008
In this article, we argue for a change in how researchers study motivation to learn. We believe that research can provide better explanations of the origins and outcomes of behavior, and thus be more useful, if we focus on how motivation develops and why it changes. We suggest reframing motivation research in education by extending the current…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
Meyer, Debra K.; Turner, Julianne C. – Educational Psychology Review, 2006
To better inform and improve classroom teaching and learning, now more than ever before, educational researchers need to effectively and efficiently describe essential components of positive learning environments. In this article, we discuss how our research findings about motivation in classrooms have led to a closer examination of emotions. We…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Classroom Environment, Educational Researchers, Classroom Research
