Term
Summer 8-13-2015
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MAT
Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair
Joletta Falknor
Secondary Advisor/Reader One
Kari Simonson
Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two
Maria DuPont
Abstract
The research question addressed was, How does mastery learning approach affect the motivation of students in a middle level science classroom? The project studied a group of 7th grade students' motivation as they completed a science unit using the mastery learning approach. Data were collected through pre- and post-surveys, observation, and assessment of benchmarks. The collected data showed that students had an increase in motivation after the mastery learning approach. Students' self reported motivation increased. The observed behaviors indicating motivation occurred more frequently. In the assessments, over seventy percent of all students showed mastery of the benchmarks. This paper provides detail about how the mastery learning approach can increase student motivation.
Keywords
Achievement, Learning Styles, Motivation, Science
Recommended Citation
Hutcheson, Phillip Jeffrey, "The Effect of the Mastery Learning Approach on Student Motivation in Middle Level Science" (2015). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 212.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/212