Research Article

The Impact of Project-based Learning and Direct Instruction on the Motivation and Engagement of Middle School Students

Volume: 1 Number: 2 December 30, 2018
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The Impact of Project-based Learning and Direct Instruction on the Motivation and Engagement of Middle School Students

Abstract

This quantitative study sought to compare the levels of motivation and engagement for middle school students before and after the implementation of both project-based learning and direct instruction.  Student participants completed the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory [IMI] (Deci & Ryan, 2017) to assess their levels of motivation prior to and after instruction.  In addition, engagement data was obtained utilizing the Student Engagement Walkthrough Checklist (SEWC) created by the International Center for Leadership in Education.  Surveys were used to collect data from a sample of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in a rural southwestern Tennessee school district in the United States of America before and after project-based learning and direct instruction lessons.  Data analyses revealed significant differences in motivation and engagement levels before and after (a) project-based learning and (b) direct instruction.  Significant differences in motivation and engagement of students were also found between groups of students who had experienced project-based learning as compared to direct instruction.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Colette Carrabba * This is me
United States

Publication Date

December 30, 2018

Submission Date

June 7, 2018

Acceptance Date

October 12, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 1 Number: 2

APA
Carrabba, C., & Farmer, A. (2018). The Impact of Project-based Learning and Direct Instruction on the Motivation and Engagement of Middle School Students. Language Teaching and Educational Research, 1(2), 163-174. https://izlik.org/JA39JB48LG
AMA
1.Carrabba C, Farmer A. The Impact of Project-based Learning and Direct Instruction on the Motivation and Engagement of Middle School Students. LATER. 2018;1(2):163-174. https://izlik.org/JA39JB48LG
Chicago
Carrabba, Colette, and Aarek Farmer. 2018. “The Impact of Project-Based Learning and Direct Instruction on the Motivation and Engagement of Middle School Students”. Language Teaching and Educational Research 1 (2): 163-74. https://izlik.org/JA39JB48LG.
EndNote
Carrabba C, Farmer A (December 1, 2018) The Impact of Project-based Learning and Direct Instruction on the Motivation and Engagement of Middle School Students. Language Teaching and Educational Research 1 2 163–174.
IEEE
[1]C. Carrabba and A. Farmer, “The Impact of Project-based Learning and Direct Instruction on the Motivation and Engagement of Middle School Students”, LATER, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 163–174, Dec. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA39JB48LG
ISNAD
Carrabba, Colette - Farmer, Aarek. “The Impact of Project-Based Learning and Direct Instruction on the Motivation and Engagement of Middle School Students”. Language Teaching and Educational Research 1/2 (December 1, 2018): 163-174. https://izlik.org/JA39JB48LG.
JAMA
1.Carrabba C, Farmer A. The Impact of Project-based Learning and Direct Instruction on the Motivation and Engagement of Middle School Students. LATER. 2018;1:163–174.
MLA
Carrabba, Colette, and Aarek Farmer. “The Impact of Project-Based Learning and Direct Instruction on the Motivation and Engagement of Middle School Students”. Language Teaching and Educational Research, vol. 1, no. 2, Dec. 2018, pp. 163-74, https://izlik.org/JA39JB48LG.
Vancouver
1.Colette Carrabba, Aarek Farmer. The Impact of Project-based Learning and Direct Instruction on the Motivation and Engagement of Middle School Students. LATER [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 1;1(2):163-74. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA39JB48LG