Researching the Quest: Are Community College Students Motivated by Question-and-Answer Reviews?.
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Any effort to assess the motivational techniques employed by community college faculty is complicated by the inter-connectedness of motivational techniques and teaching techniques, as improved teaching results in improved motivation (Nilson, 2003, pp. 73-74). Nonetheless, this research poses a motivation-related question: Does the use of daily question-and-answer reviews motivate community college students to read the text, review previous class notes, study, attend class regularly, or generally prepare for class in an active manner? More specifically, the effectiveness of the question-and-answer review technique that I have dubbed the Quest and that I use at Virginia Western Community College (VWCC) is at the heart of this research study. What Is Motivation? For this research, motivation means that a student comes to class prepared and ready to learn, having completed the necessary reading, studying, and assignments with the goal of successful course completion. Moreover,
Author: Don F. Cavendish
Institution: Virginia Community College System
Language: English
Topic: Innovative Teaching Methods
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1525608486