Motivation In Middle School Students

Administrative staffs and other school personnel play an important role in the success of all students academically. Teachers and other school personnel have become concerned about students’ performance in mathematics, especially among middle-school aged students; as such, they are all looking for strategies and methods to assist students in reaching the goal of their schools and their state’s mandate. Principals are pressured by their district to have their schools perform well in the state’s national examination, and teachers are pressured by their principals to have their students perform well in the state’s national examination, especially in mathematics, but to have a successful result for both teachers and students, the role of the administrative staffs should be supportive of …show more content…
“Motivation is seen as a pre-requisite of and a necessary element for student engagement in learning” (Saeed & Zyngier, 2012, p. 252), hence teachers have to identify and use motivational strategies to engage students in learning; because motivation and engagement is viewed as important elements that will enhance the learning outcomes of all students (Schlechty, 2001; Woolfolk & Margetts, 2007, as cited in Saeed & Zyngier, 2012). Even though it might have been a struggle to motivate middle school students in the learning process, it is important to understand that “motivation can positively influence study strategy, academic performance, adjustment and well-being in students’ domain of education” (Kusurkar, Cate, Vos, Westers, & Croiset, 2012, p. 58); when students know that they have teachers will go the extra mile to ensure a successful learning encounter, they will get out their comfort zone become more interested in the learning