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Publication Date: 1997
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Student Motivation and the Cognitive Complexity of Mathematics Instruction in Six Middle Grades Classrooms.
DiCintio, Matthew J.; Stevens, Robert J.
Research in Middle Level Education Quarterly, v20 n3 p27-42 Spr 1997
Examined relationship between the cognitive demands of instruction and student motivation in fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade mathematics classrooms. Found through observation and survey data that sixth- and seventh-grade math lessons were characterized by significantly fewer elements of higher-order thinking than fifth-grade math lessons, and that these students reported much less intrinsic motivation than fifth graders. (AA)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Intermediate Grades, Learning Motivation, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Self Motivation, Skill Development, Student Attitudes, Student Improvement, Student Motivation, Thinking Skills
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Language: English
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