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Percent of respondents strongly agreeing
with the following statements:
52%
32%
15%
14%
I believe all students can be
engaged and motivated.
MORE ATTENTION
More than half of survey respondents believe
that "too little attention" is given to promoting
student engagement and motivation at their
schools, while only 3 percent feel that "too
much attention" is paid to such efforts.
I am good at engaging and
motivating my students.
I think administrators at my
school are good at engaging
and motivating students.
I think teachers at my school
are good at engaging and
motivating students.
Percent of respondents
indicating the following are
serious problems at their schools:
24%
23%
Student apathy
About the
right amount
of attention
43
Too much attention
3
Too little
attention
54%
Lack of student engagement
and motivation in school
BETTER TRAINING
Educators were asked to indicate the
Preservice
training
extent to which they agree or disagree
that their preservice and in-service
training adequately prepared them to
engage and motivate students. Only
14 percent of respondents strongly agree
that their preservice training provided
such preparation.
14
14%
I Strongly agree
I Agree
I Disagree
I Strongly disagree
39
33
31
In-service training and
professional development
11
20%
ABOUT THIS SURVEY
To learn more about perspectives on student
engagement and motivation, the Education
Week Research Center administered an online
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survey to a sample of teachers and school-based
administrators who are registered users of
edweek.org, the Education Week website.
More than 500 respondents participated in the
DATA GATHERING
Seventy-three percent of respondents indicate that their school uses classroom observations to
systematically measure student engagement and motivation. Smaller percentages report use of other
methods, such as surveys or focus groups of students (29 percent) and teachers (26 percent). Nearly a
quarter of respondents say their school doesn't measure student engagement and motivation.
Classroom observations by teachers and/or school administrators
Surveys or focus groups of students
Surveys or focus groups of teachers
Surveys or focus groups of parents
Analysis of classroom videos by teachers and/or school administrators
Other
My school doesn't measure student engagement and motivation
I don't know
8
5
24
5
73%
29
26
21
survey, which was fielded in April 2014.
Those respondents included classroom teachers,
instructional specialists, school principals, and
other school administrators. Although the sample
for the survey is not statistically representative of
the nation's teachers or school administrators, the
study collected data on the attitudes and opinions
of a diverse group of respondents whose schools
vary in size, poverty level, and location.
EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES
In an open-ended survey question, teachers and school
administrators were asked to identify the most-effective
strategies they use to engage and motivate their
students. The most commonly reported approaches
emphasize the use of interactive and hands-on activities
(32 percent) and the importance of building personal
relationships with students (29 percent).
Use a variety of interactive and hands-on activities
Build personal relationships with students
Make curriculum interesting and relevant
Use feedback, praise, and incentives
Create avenues for student choice and autonomy
Establish clear goals and expectations
Explain course purpose and importance to students
Other
32%
29
25
22
15
7
5
13
SOURCE: Education Week Research Center, 2014
http://www.edweek.org
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