Date of Award
4-1987
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
Abstract
This paper investigates the question raised by teachers at all grade levels, "How can I motivate my students to attend to their lessons and learn that which they are required to learn in school?". The focus of this research ls the application of Piagetian child development theory to the areas of student motivation, attention, and classroom environment in the early primary grades . Following an introductory chapter, chapters two through four reflect information from theoretical literature in motivation, attention, and classroom environment . Applications from a theoretical viewpoint are the major emphasis of chapter five which describes the inter-relationships between child development theory with motivation, attention, and classroom environment. Chapter six extends the applications Into the everyday reality of the early primary classroom. The author provides insight as to how she has used the theoretical Information to Improve the environment of her first grade classroom in ways which appear to have Increased student attention and motivation to learn . Chapter seven contains concluding statements.
Recommended Citation
Vice, Kathryn Joyce, "Motivating Primary Students to Attend: Implications of Child Development Theory on Classroom Environment" (1987). Theses. 1492.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/1492
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