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A Close Teacher Makes a Better Student: The Impact of Teacher-Student Relationship on Adolescents' Academic Motivation

Rizek, Courtney
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oduhonors1336952967

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2012, Honors Theses, Ohio Dominican University, Honors Theses.
High quality teacher-student relationships increase engagement and academic performance and decrease drop-out (Finn & Rock, 1997). There has been relatively little research on this topic in adolescence. The present study examines adolescents' perception of their relationship with teachers and how this relationship affects their intrinsic academic motivation as a potential mediator between connectedness and academic performance. Forty-two high school students enrolled in a writing course completed the Inventory of Teacher-Student Relationship, Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale, and Student Perceptions of Control Questionnaire. Student interest in the course topic predicted quality of the relationship with teacher. Overall, students who reported a higher quality relationship with their teacher also perceived themselves to be in greater control and to put forth more effort than students reporting a relatively lower quality relationship. Two relationship dimensions “high trust and low alienation“ appeared to account for these findings.
John Marazita, Dr. (Advisor)
Marlissa Stauffer, Dr. (Advisor)
30 p.
Education
Teacher-Student Relationship; Academic Performance; Academic Motivation; Student Engagement;

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  • Rizek, C. (2012). A Close Teacher Makes a Better Student: The Impact of Teacher-Student Relationship on Adolescents' Academic Motivation [Electronic thesis or dissertation, Ohio Dominican University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oduhonors1336952967

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rizek, Courtney. A Close Teacher Makes a Better Student: The Impact of Teacher-Student Relationship on Adolescents' Academic Motivation. 2012. Ohio Dominican University, Electronic thesis or dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oduhonors1336952967.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rizek, Courtney. "A Close Teacher Makes a Better Student: The Impact of Teacher-Student Relationship on Adolescents' Academic Motivation." Electronic thesis or dissertation, Ohio Dominican University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oduhonors1336952967

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