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Dissertation
Self-Determination: teacher perception and use of instructional strategies to motivate
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
Summer 2025
Abstract
The i-Ready online mathematics instruction program serves as a tool for school systems to measure students’ academic performance. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the instructional strategies that 10 middle school educators in a Southeast Georgia school district used to motivate students using i-Ready and to understand their perceived impact on student motivation. Participants had a range of teaching experience in mathematics and use of i-Ready online instruction. One-on-one interviews, observations, and document search were sources of data for this study. Self-determination theory provided a framework to align with the objective of the study and answer the research questions. The findings revealed i-Ready effectively raised the students’ academic achievements in mathematics. The participants demonstrated the use of different strategies to motivate students using i-Ready in an online setting, including engaging students with different learning methods; helping students develop a positive attitude; conveying warmth, caring, and respect to students; and external rewards and supportive practices. The results indicated middle school mathematics teachers showed a positive intention to motivate students using autonomy, competence, and relatedness strategies by using i-Ready. Future research can include other populations of teachers from other school districts across the United States to get their perspectives on using i-Ready online instruction.
Details
- Title
- Self-Determination
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- Paula Greathouse (Committee Chair)Christopher Parfitt (Committee Member)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 213
- Copyright
- © Summer Walker
- Identifiers
- 99381847523406600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida