MOVE-P – motivation and mastery in high school

How can academic motivation be stimulated by promoting a mastery-oriented learning environment?

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Objective

To investigate how academic motivation among teachers and students in upper secondary school can be stimulated through promoting a mastery-oriented learning climate.

Target group

Teachers and students in upper secondary school

Project period

2021-2022

Illustrasjon til MOVE-P-prosjektet: Teksten Move-p og illustrasjon av en jente og en gutt under.
MOVE-P is a motivational project for upper secondary schools. Illustration: Berit Sømme.

The objective of the study is to investigate whether and potentially how academic motivation among teachers and students in upper secondary school can be stimulated through promoting a mastery-oriented learning climate. The study focuses particularly on goal orientation theory and testing of strategies aiming to promote academic motivation from the theoretical framework TARGET.

Students’ academic motivation decreases from the end of primary school, a trend that continues through lower and upper secondary school. Hence, it is important to investigate whether and potentially how working with strategies for stimulating academic motivation may influence students' and teachers' motivation to better master everyday school life. The study is part of a partnership through decentralized competence development (‘Dekom’) between Center for Learning Environment and one upper secondary school in Rogaland county. The study may contribute with evidence-based knowledge about how teachers in upper secondary school can motivate and stimulate mastery of schoolwork among their students. The study will also evaluate the utility of strategies aimed to promote motivation for academic work among teachers and students.

Prosject group:

Associate Professor
51831660
Læringsmiljøsenteret, avd. Stavanger
Faculty of Arts and Education
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Associate Professor
51834568
Læringsmiljøsenteret, avd. Stavanger
Faculty of Arts and Education
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Professor
51832913
Læringsmiljøsenteret, avd. Stavanger
Faculty of Arts and Education
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Professor
Arne Rettedal
Faculty of Science and Technology
Department of Energy Resources
Senior Adviser
51832991
Læringsmiljøsenteret, avd. Stavanger
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger
Adviser
51834529
Læringsmiljøsenteret, avd. Stavanger
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger