EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR FOSTERING MOTIVATION: AN ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH ON CULTIVATING MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT

i iiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank everyone who has helped me along this journey. I am grateful for my parents, Bob and Nancy, who have always believed in me unconditionally, my husband, Fil, who has given so much these two years and become my personal chef and masseuse, Wiesia, Ashley, and my faculty advisors for all of their support, and finally, my learning community who continually inspires and motivates me to reach for my personal best. Thank you. This paper examines effective strategies for cultivating motivation, thereby fostering situations in which students choose to engage themselves in the learning process. An analysis of findings explicates that the following all promote motivation: intrinsic/mastery goal orientation; incremental intelligence theory; programs that incorporate problem-based learning and/or students ’ needs for challenge, interestin