Download or read book Factors Impacting Student Motivation to Succeed in School written by Torrey Goldberg and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a significant proportion of my students unmotivated to participate in class, learning, or school in general, I am curious about factors that can initiate change from this unmotivated state, and factors that help students maintain their motivation. This study used a survey of primarily open-ended questions to better understand students' current perceptions of academic success and factors impacting their personal motivation to achieve and/or maintain success in their academics. Specifically, this study addressed the following research questions 1) What do students consider their past year's levels of academic achievement to be? 2) What does academic success mean to students? 3) What factors contribute to students' Motivation to succeed in their core academics? 4) How do factors that affect student motivation for academic success compare across achievement and course levels? The findings suggest first that students primarily experience extrinsic motivation to participate and succeed academically. Secondly the strongest factor for student motivation is from family, with the second strongest motivational factor originating from teachers. Finally, the findings suggest that there are some significant differences in how students are affected by motivational factors across achievement and course levels. This has implications for teacher practice, and school policy in order to promote, encourage, and sustain the academic motivation of all students.