"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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