EJ464543 PS520432
Title: Negative Effects of Traditional Middle Schools on Students'
Motivation.Author(s): Eccles, Jacquelynne S.; And Others
Source: Elementary School Journal, v93 n5 p553-74 May 1993
Publication Date: 1993
Notes: Thematic Issue: Middle Grades Research and Reform.
ISSN: 0013-5984
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJOCT1993
Examined the
influence of school and classroom environmental factors, such as
teacher discipline practices and teacher-student relations, on middle
school students' motivation. Found that, compared to sixth-grade
math teachers, middle school math teachers controlled students more,
provided students with fewer decision-making opportunities, and
felt less efficacious. (PAM)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping; *Academic Achievement; *Adolescent
Development; Adolescents; Classroom Environment; Discipline; Elementary
Education; Learning Motivation; Longitudinal Studies; *Middle Schools;
Preadolescents; *Student Motivation; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher
Student Relationship
Identifiers: *Michigan
