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Anh Chau
CUIN 6301
11/10/2018
Education Research
Mathematics teachers need to establish effective tools to engage and motivate all students
in learning and practicing new concepts and theories. This research focuses on the nature and
theories about learning motivations and what teachers can do to improve student participation
there were clearly 2 main teaching methods in most classrooms: lecture - focused (teachers were
the givers of information, and students listened and took note passively) and student– centered
(students discussed, asked questions, and solved problems actively and collaboratively). I noticed
that students in active learning classroom were more engaged with math concepts and took the
initiative to practice without teachers’ reminders. On the other hand, there were more
Based on my observation, I would like to research about the reasons behind a student’s
motivation and how I can activate their engagement by using what interests and connects them
with the real life. According to Herges, R. M. et al. (2017), enjoyment and achievement are they
key factors that impact student motivation and interest in learning mathematics. The author
indicated that “Enjoyment in learning leads to higher achievement but a degree of achievement is
To foster student enjoyment and nurture their motivation, I devise my own approaching
focus following the 3 main elements affecting motivation: competence, autonomy, and
relatedness. The first important thing that I would like to offer my students in my future
between student motivation/ achievement and real-world activitities. They have impacts on
learning outcomes when students are able to explore and create meaningful connections between
Discussion and collaborative work are also significant to create a culture of participation
and affective learning. When students were assigned guided group work to share their ideas of
the homework, they were able to solve the problems and showed in-depth understandings of the
learned concepts (Jaafar, 2015). Mathematical arguments and whole class discussion help both
educators and learners establish a culture of participation and engagement that furthers
Least but not last is the implementation of technology in the classroom. Several studies
show that using technology as an intervention tool in mathematics influences student outcomes,