"I want to try and try" : increasing achievement motivation in young children
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Motivation to learn plays a critical role in students' academic success. This dissertation reports five experiments (N = 250) that increase children's motivation (specifically, challenge seeking and persistence) through storybooks. The first two studies examined how manipulating the similarity between the main character of a story and the participating child affected preschoolers' (Study 1) and kindergarteners' (Study 2) motivation as assessed by the choice of and persistence on challenging puzzles. Study 2 also compared effects for struggling versus non-struggling students. Study 3 examined whether persuasion would increase challenge seeking, when children convince someone else of the value of taking on challenges and persisting. Study 4 examined effects over time, and found that children showed a robust boost in challenge seeking two weeks later, especially those who were reminded of the original book. Study 5 examined whether the effects could be due to a particular aspect of the books, process praise, which sends a message that effort and persistence are effective and valued. Increasing children's motivation at a young age may set the stage for future academic achievement, creating a cycle of positive motivation and academic success.
Description
Type of resource | text |
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Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
Extent | 1 online resource. |
Publication date | 2011 |
Issuance | monographic |
Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
Associated with | Master, Allison Leigh | |
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Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Psychology | |
Primary advisor | Dweck, Carol S, 1946- | |
Thesis advisor | Dweck, Carol S, 1946- | |
Thesis advisor | Markman, Ellen M | |
Thesis advisor | Walton, Gregory M. (Gregory Mariotti) | |
Advisor | Markman, Ellen M | |
Advisor | Walton, Gregory M. (Gregory Mariotti) |
Subjects
Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
Statement of responsibility | Allison Master. |
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Note | Submitted to the Department of Psychology. |
Thesis | Ph.D. Stanford University 2011 |
Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2011 by Allison Leigh Master
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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