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An Integrated Learning Program To Motivate and Improve Freshman English Students' Grades and Attitude towards English.

Keturah N. Mills-1991-11-01
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An integrated motivation program to increase grades and improve attitudes towerd Fnglish in English I Regular classes was implemented. A targeted group of high school freshman English I Regular students was established for the program with the objective to increase English I Regular students' English grades in each subsequent grading period. The motivation program contained the following strategies: creation of positive environment, discussion of students' attitudes and progress, active learning, verbal and written praise, and incentives and rewards. Results indicated an increase in English I Regular students' grades. A change in attitude was determined by a student attitudinal survey. By combining motivation, incentives, rewards and praise, students' EnglA.sh grades and attitudes towards English improved. (Two figures of data are included; 19 references and 5 appendixes--the student attitude questionnaire, parent letter, newsletter, tutoring contact sheet, and certificate--are attache

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An integrated motivation program to increase grades and improve attitudes towerd Fnglish in English I Regular classes was implemented. A targeted group of high school freshman English I Regular students was established for the program with the objective to increase English I Regular students' English grades in each subsequent grading period. The motivation program contained the following strategies: creation of positive environment, discussion of students' attitudes and progress, active learning, verbal and written praise, and incentives and rewards. Results indicated an increase in English I Regular students' grades. A change in attitude was determined by a student attitudinal survey. By combining motivation, incentives, rewards and praise, students' EnglA.sh grades and attitudes towards English improved. (Two figures of data are included; 19 references and 5 appendixes--the student attitude questionnaire, parent letter, newsletter, tutoring contact sheet, and certificate--are attache

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