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Term Project

EDPSY 528

Achievement Motivation

in Education

Winter 2009

Wednedays 4:30-6:50pm, Miller Hall 320

Term Projects

Each student will select a question or problem related to achievement motivation for further study. Projects will vary depending on your interests and skills, but in general they must demonstrate that you have understood the theories and issues discussed in this course well enough to use some of them to explore your question.

Possible formats include:

  • a proposal for research--especially good for students planning on doing research. You should probably not attempt this if you have not had coursework or experience in research design
  • a case study of a student, group, or client with a motivation problem which analyzes and proposes a solutions for the problem from different theoretical perspectives--especially good for practitioners
  • a literature review exploring some focused question or problem, or
  • other formats suitable to both your question and my need to assess your understanding (these need to be negotiated with me).

Detailed directions and scoring rubric will be provided on the course website.