This study sought to determine the effects of a systematic application of motivational principles to the design of printed instruction on the motivation and achievement of rural high school students. Procedures were developed to operationalize a systematic approach to motivational design. / This study took place in three phases: analysis, development of materials, and implementation. During the analysis phase (1) a lesson was selected and analyzed; (2) nine teachers were interviewed concerning motivation strategies that would be effective with those students; and (3) a student motivational profile was derived. During the development phase, a criterion-referenced test and a redesigned lesson were developed. / During the implementation phase, the students were randomly assigned to experimental or control groups. All students read the assigned lesson, completed a motivation survey, and took the criterion-referenced achievement test. / The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance. The students who received the redesigned, motivationally enhanced version of the lesson achieved more and were more motivated than students who received the original lesson. / The results obtained were not conclusive, but they suggest that the systematic application of motivational principles to the design of printed instruction can improve student achievement and motivation. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-08, Section: A, page: 2366. / Major Professor: John Keller. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1989.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77766 |
| Contributors | Bickford, Nancy Lee., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 156 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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