Title

Improving Student Efficacy, Motivation, and Engagement Through the Use of Authentic Writing Tasks and Prewriting Conferences

Author

Melissa Sturgis Elie, University of Maine at Farmington

Date of Award

2018

Document Type

Research Project

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Educational Leadership

Abstract

Students’ perceived authenticity is a critical motivational variable for engaging students in writing, especially adolescents. The dual purposes of this study included investigating the extent of improvement in student motivation, engagement, and self-efficacy when provided authentic writing options and to examine the extent that teacher/student prewriting conferences improve middle school students’ perceptions of authenticity. This study explored possible benefits of using authentic writing assignments and prewriting conferences to encourage educators to incorporate these changes into their practices to increase student motivation, engagement, and self-efficacy.

Comments

Affiliation: MSAD# 52-Tripp Middle School

Cohort: UMF Campus Cohort

Recommended Citation

Elie, Melissa Sturgis, "Improving Student Efficacy, Motivation, and Engagement Through the Use of Authentic Writing Tasks and Prewriting Conferences" (2018). M.S.Ed. in Educational Leadership Research Projects. 13.
https://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/ed_leadership_projects/13