Student Motivation Survey

Q1 Are you?
Answered: 15

Skipped: 0

a teacher

an
administrator

a dean

an
instructiona...

a department
chair

in another
profession

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Answer Choices

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Responses

a teacher

80.00%

12

an administrator

13.33%

a dean

0.00%

an instructional coordinator

0.00%

a department chair

6.67%

in another profession

0.00%

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Q2 What is your age?

Answered: 15

Skipped: 0

20 - 30

30 - 40

40 - 50

50 - 60

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Answer Choices

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Responses

20 - 30

13.33%

30 - 40

40.00%

40 - 50

33.33%

50 - 60

13.33%

Total

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Q3 How long have you been in education?

Answered: 15

Skipped: 0

0-5

5 - 10

10 - 15

15 - 20

20 - 25

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Answer Choices

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Responses

0-5

6.67%

5 - 10

33.33%

10 - 15

40.00%

15 - 20

13.33%

20 - 25

6.67%

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Q4 What is your average class size?

Answered: 15

Skipped: 0

10-15 students

15-20 students

20-25 students

30-35 students

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Answer Choices

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Responses

10-15 students

13.33%

15-20 students

6.67%

20-25 students

53.33%

30-35 students

26.67%

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Student Motivation Survey

Q5 What type of students do you teach?

Check all that apply
Answered: 15

Skipped: 0

Title 1

English
Language...

At Risk

Economically
Disadvantaged

Special
Education

None apply

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Answer Choices

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Responses

Title 1

80.00%

12

English Language Learners

86.67%

13

At Risk

80.00%

12

Economically Disadvantaged

80.00%

12

Special Education

86.67%

13

None apply

0.00%

Total Respondents: 15

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Q6 What grade level do you

teach/supervise?
Answered: 15

Skipped: 0

6th grade

7th grade

8th grade

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Answer Choices

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Responses

6th grade

40.00%

7th grade

53.33%

8th grade

66.67%

10

Total Respondents: 15

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Q7 What subject do you teach / supervise?

Answered: 15

Skipped: 0

Reading / ELA

Math

Science

Social Studies

Elective

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Answer Choices

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Responses

Reading / ELA

60.00%

Math

53.33%

Science

40.00%

Social Studies

26.67%

Elective

0.00%

Total Respondents: 15

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Q8 What are some of your biggest day-today challenges?

Answered: 14

Skipped: 1

Student
behavior

parents not
involved

unprepared
students

students
dislike of...

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Answer Choices

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Responses

Student behavior

57.14%

parents not involved

28.57%

unprepared students

64.29%

students dislike of school

64.29%

Total Respondents: 14

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Q9 Does classroom size (student to teacher

ratio) impact engagement (motivation)?
Answered: 14

Skipped: 1

Yes, it
definitely...

It's difficult
to determine.

Not, at all.

0%

10%

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40%

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Responses

Yes, it definitely does.

78.57%

11

It's difficult to determine.

14.29%

Not, at all.

7.14%

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Q10 How would you rate the following

situations?
Answered: 14

Skipped: 1

Student
incivility

faculty
incivility

class size too

big

helicopter
parents

classroom
safety

limited
resources

Student incivility

faculty incivility

class size too big

helicopter parents

classroom safety

limited resources

very problematic

Not a problem

moderately problematic

7.69%

76.92%

7.69%

7.69%

0.00%

10

61.54%

38.46%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

28.57%

57.14%

7.14%

7.14%

0.00%

84.62%

15.38%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

11

84.62%

15.38%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

11

78.57%

14.29%

7.14%

0.00%

0.00%

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extremely problematic

N/A

10

Total

Weighted Average

13

2.15

13

1.38

14

1.93

13

1.15

13

1.15

14

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Q11 Classroom engagement is imperative in

the education. Are these non-traditional
approaches important during instruction?
Answered: 14

Skipped: 1

challenge and
high...

provide choice

give students
an opportuni...

help students
feel competent

0%

10%

strongly disagree

20%

30%

40%

disagree

50%

strongly agree

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60%

70%

agree

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strongly
disagree
challenge and high expectations are more motivating than low expectations

provide choice

give students an opportunity for significance d)provide feedback that is accurate, specific, and
designed to improve performance
help students feel competent

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disagree

strongly
agree

agree

Total

7.14%

14.29%

57.14%

21.43%

7.14%

0.00%

42.86%

50.00%

7.14%

0.00%

57.14%

35.71%

7.14%

0.00%

78.57%

14.29%

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Q12 Which of the following in your opinion

is the strongest motivator for unmotivated
students?
Answered: 14

Skipped: 1

High
Expectations

Consistency

Parental
Involvement

Engaging
Interesting...

Building

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relationship...

Connecting
lessons to r...

0%

10%

Strongly Disagree

20%

30%

40%

Disagree

50%

Agree

60%

70%

Consistency

Parental Involvement

Engaging Interesting Lessons

Building relationships with students

Connecting lessons to real life applications (good diet, regular exercise, involvement in
sports).

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90%

100%

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Strongly
Disagree
High Expectations

80%

Strongly
Agree

Total

0.00%

23.08%

46.15%

30.77%

13

0.00%
0

7.69%
1

30.77%
4

61.54%
8

13

0.00%
0

7.69%
1

30.77%
4

61.54%
8

13

0.00%
0

7.69%
1

53.85%
7

38.46%
5

13

0.00%

7.69%

23.08%

69.23%

13

0.00%
0

0.00%
0

50.00%
7

50.00%
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Q13 Which of the following, in your opinion,

are the main reasons students are not
motivated? Check all that apply.
Answered: 14

Skipped: 1

the work isn't

interesting,...
school is
boring
students
academics ar...
students
reading leve...
The student is
unmotivated...
The student is
unmotivated...
The student is
unmotivated...
0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Answer Choices

80%

90%

100%

Responses

the work isn't interesting, challenging, or relevant for them

71.43%

10

school is boring

57.14%

students academics are very low and therefore they are unable to complete assigned work

71.43%

10

students reading level is 2 or more grade levels below

78.57%

11

The student is unmotivated because he or she fails to see an adequate pay-off to doing the assigned work

78.57%

11

The student is unmotivated because of low self efficacylack of confidence that he or she can do the assigned work

78.57%

11

The student is unmotivated because he or she lacks a positive relationship with the teacher

35.71%

Total Respondents: 14

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Q14 In your opinion, which of the following

motivates students to learn? Check all that
apply
Answered: 14

Skipped: 1

technology is
available in...
peer
support/tuto...
individual
teacher...
rewards
(classroom...
giving praise
when earned
making the
goals high b...
harnessing
student...
give feedback
and offer...
tracking
progress
making things
fun
providing
opportunitie...
0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Answer Choices

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Responses

technology is available in the classroom, such as IPADs, laptops, document cameras, smart boards

14.29%

peer support/tutoring, peer buddies

0.00%

individual teacher attention

0.00%

rewards (classroom rewards or school wide)

7.14%

giving praise when earned

0.00%

making the goals high but attainable

14.29%

7.14%

14.29%

harnessing student interests

give feedback and offer chances to improve

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tracking progress

0.00%

making things fun

7.14%

providing opportunities for success

35.71%

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Q15 Which of the following theories on

student motivation best describes your
educational philosophy?
Answered: 12

Skipped: 3

Student
Motivation...

Student
Motivation...

Student
Motivation...

Student
Motivation...

0%

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Responses

Student Motivation Theory 1: Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.)Separated the types of motives humans experiences in prompting behavioural response:1

16.67%

33.33%

41.67%

8.33%

Ends: Engaging and pursuing an activity for the intrinsic value it offers, sometimes called instrumental goals. For example, a child reading because
they enjoy the reading process and the book is of interest2 Means: Pursuing an activity because it offers an external reward, for example the student
who completes an academic class in hope of receiving a high gradeAristotle proposed two main mechanisms to energise and direct behaviour:1
Reason2 Desire
Student Motivation Theory 2: Self-Determination TheoryThe theory of self-determination emerged from the ashes of behaviorism. Self-determination
theory revolves around behaviorists' notion of intrinsic motivation with a strong positive relationship between students feelings of autonomy and
perceptions of choice, perceived competence, and relatedness to experiences.
Student Motivation Theory 2: Maslow (1970)The most significant contribution to the humanistic perspective was developed by Maslow with his notion
of the hierarchy of human needs. Maslow argues that when one is faced with complexities of life, we may at times be forced to satisfy previously
unmet desires. Although Maslow proposed we are all motivated towards the peak of the pyramid in a bid to reach the fifth and final stage known as
self-actualisation, not many people are able to fulfil this last desire, as lower level needs often resurface.Educators who want to facilitate student
motivation understand that at times pupils move forwards and backwards within the levels as needs arise.
Student Motivation Theory 4: Skinner (1968)Behavioral theorist Skinners animal learning experiments that became the crux of the motivational
strategies utilized by teachers to stimulate student engagement and goal-accomplishment. Skinner proposed the notion of extrinsic reinforcement to
facilitate motivated behavior among learners. During this time, research indicated that external rewards or incentives were strong and necessary
elements to prompt a motivational response among students. This process was coined extrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation is defined as the
means by which an external incentive is applied to enhance a students desire to learn.
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