Students’ and teachers’ perception of motivation: A lens model perspective

Basic data for this talk

Type of talkscientific talk
Name der VortragendenBeck, J., Utesch, T., & Dutke, S.
Date of talk30/06/2022
Talk languageEnglish

Information about the event

Name of the eventSIG 1 & 4 Joint Conference of the European Association of Research in Learning and Instruction
Event locationCádiz

Abstract

Albeit accurate identification of students’ motivation is a critical component in professional teaching, teachers struggle in judging motivation. To understand the underlying mechanisms, we examined information students and teachers use to judge students’ motivation. 298 students (Mage=14.8) and their 12 teachers (Mage=35) both judged students’ motivation on 1-item scales. Goal orientations, gender, immigration background, school grades, and characteristics of classes served as sources of information. Lens model analyses revealed an alignment of r=.28 (p =-.17). Teachers primarily used work avoidance (β=-.27) instead of learning goals. Teachers further fell for gender (β=-.14), immigration background (β=-.23), contributions on online learning platforms (β=.45) and grades (-.3
KeywordsAssessment, Goal orientation, Motivation, Quantitative methods

Speakers from the University of Münster

Beck, Jan Ulrich
Professorship for Psychology of Learning in Education and Instruction (Prof. Dutke)
Dutke, Stephan
Professorship for Psychology of Learning in Education and Instruction (Prof. Dutke)
Utesch, Till Onno Friedrich
Junior professorship of educational science with the focus on school pedagogics: pedagogical diagnostics and potential development (Prof. Utesch)