The value (and convergence) of practices suggested by motivation researchers and mathematics education reformers

Author/s: 

Deborah Stipek

,

Julie M. Salmon

,

Karen B. Givvin

,

Elham Kazemi

,

Geoffrey Saxe

,

Valanne L. MacGyvers

Year of Publication: 
1998
Publication: 
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
Volume/Issue: 
29(4)
Pages: 
465-488

In this study we discuss convergence between instructional practices suggested by research on achievement motivation and practices promoted in the mathematics instruction reform literature, and we assess associations among instructional practices, motivation, and learning of fractions. Participants included 624 fourth- through sixth-grade students and their 24 teachers. Results indicated that the instructional practices suggested in literature in both research areas positively affected students' motivation (e.g., focus on learning and understanding; positive emotions, such as pride in accomplishments; enjoyment) and conceptual learning related to fractions. Positive student motivation was associated with increased skills related to fractions.

APA Citation

Stipek, D., Salmon, J., Givvin, K., Kazemi, E., Saxe, G., & MacGyvers, V. (1998). The value (and convergence) of practices suggested by motivation researchers and mathematics education reformers. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 29(4), 465-488.