What Role Does Motivation and Engagement in Garden-Based Education Play for Science Learning in At-Risk Middle School Students? A Self-Determination Theory Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-35
Author(s):  
Ellen A. Skinner ◽  
Una Chi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
School Students ◽  
Motivation And Engagement

Need Support, Need Satisfaction, Intrinsic Motivation, and Physical Activity Participation among Middle School Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Melinda A. Solmon ◽  
Maria Kosma ◽  
Russell L. Carson ◽  
Xiangli Gu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
School Students ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Need Support

Using self-determination theory as a framework, the purpose of this study was to test a structural model of hypothesized relationships among perceived need support from physical education teachers (autonomy support, competence support, and relatedness support), psychological need satisfaction (autonomy, competence, and relatedness), intrinsic motivation, and physical activity. Participants were 286 middle school students in the southeastern U.S. They completed previously validated questionnaires assessing their perceived need support from teachers, need satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, and physical activity. The hypothesized model demonstrated a good fit with the data (RMSEA = .08; CFI = .97; NFI = .96; GFI = .96). Need satisfaction and intrinsic motivation mediated the relationship between need support and physical activity. The constructs of perceived autonomy, competence, and relatedness represent the nutriments that facilitate students’ intrinsic motivation and ultimately positively predict students’ physical activity. The findings supported the theoretical tenets of self-determination theory.

scholarly journals Characterizing Middle School Students' Physical Literacy Development: A Self-Determination Theory-Based Pilot Intervention in Physical Education

2022 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Liu ◽  
Senlin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Dynamic State ◽  
Physical Literacy ◽  
School Students

Purpose: Positive youth development (PYD) can be achieved through effective and purposeful instructions in physical education (PE) and other relevant experiences both in and beyond schools. Students' PYD is associated with their physical literacy (PL) development, which has become a primary emphasis of PE, especially in the United States, in recent years. This study aimed to (a) characterize middle school students' physical literacy (PL) and (b) capture their PL developing trajectories in light of receiving a self-determination theory (SDT)-based pedagogical workshop, with the long-term vision on PYD.Methods: Participants (N = 226) completed the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL-2) in physical education (PE). A subsample (n = 49) received four workshop sessions over 8 weeks; and completed the CAPL-2 and participated in focus group interviews before and after the workshop.Results: Both boys and girls' CAPL-2 scores were in the “progressing” stage. Significant differences in PL and PL domains were observed by gender, grade, socioeconomic status (SES), body mass index (BMI), and race/ethnicity. The low PL group showed improvements in PL and PL domains. Interview data delineated positive PL developing trajectories for physical activity (PA) type, frequency, and intensity; perceived motives; and participation barriers.Conclusion: PL is a dynamic state that can be improved through purposeful PE. Future work should examine the effect (and implementation) of opportunities in (e.g., PE) and beyond schools (e.g., youth sports programs) to ultimately advance PYD.

scholarly journals Technology in action: Ascertaining the impact of cell phone calls on middle school students placed at risk of drop out

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (40) ◽  
pp. 4224-4233
Author(s):  
Naseem Hyder Rajput
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
School Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
The Impact

Background/Objectives: Regular attendance at school is essential for allround development of students. The fundamental objective of this study was to utilize low-cost technology of cell phones to report to parents/guardians about the attendance of their children at schools and ascertain the impacts of cell phone calls on the attendance of Middle School students placed at risk of Drop out. Methods/Statistical analysis: This study was Experimental with a PretestPosttest Control Group by design and descriptive by purpose. The participants were 30 eight graders belonging to a Public Middle School of District Shaheed Benazirabad in Pakistan. These participants were then randomly assigned to Control and Experimental Groups (15 each). For intervention of making cell phone calls to parents/guardians to inform and ask them about the reason for the absence of their child, a teacher in each participating school was assigned this responsibility. The intervention lasted for 3 months. The data was analyzed using SPSS repeated measure t-test to calculate the significance of the impact of intervention. Findings: Results of the present study indicated that the attendance of Experimental Group on Posttest (75.07 %) was significantly higher than that on Pretest (62.87%). Novelty : This study utilizes existing technology available to almost everyone and bridges the parents and school administration to get the best outcome quickly; mobile-based intervention is simple and docile to regulate students’ performance at school level; it also improves the safety of the students.

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