Research has shown that students’ intrinsic motivation for school work is a more important contribution and predictor of academic achievement than extrinsic motivation. This study hypothesized that there are certain behaviors a teacher can do to promote intrinsic motivation in students. A quasi-experiment was conducted to test this hypothesis, with a teacher promoting intrinsic motivations to two seventh grade classes for a period of one academic quarter. The results indicate that teacher behaviors can influence intrinsic motivation, although students are greatly influenced by the greater school environment.
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