Campus Location
Abilene Campus
Date of Award
Spring 5-11-2019
Document Type
Manuscript
Department
Teacher Education
Degree Name
Master of Education in Teaching and Learning
First Advisor
Andrew Huddleston
Abstract
This study looked at the house system in an elementary setting to discover the students’, teachers’, and administrators’ perceptions of how it influences motivation and the community of the school. The researcher’s purpose was to understand if the participants felt that the elements of the house system motivated students to make positive choices and to see if the participants believed the house system influenced the community across campus. The data was collected through a student survey, observations, interviews with students, teacher, and the principal. The data was analyzed through the constant comparative method. The participants perceived that the house system allowed teachers to praise students easily. Students were able to recognize positive choices. The participants felt that the students were motivated by the common goal of their house or team. It was the community within the teams that motivated students to choose more positive choices in and outside the classroom.
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Recommended Citation
Glass, Bridget, "House System: Increasing Community, Motivation, and Student Ownership" (2019). Masters of Education in Teaching and Learning. 14.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/metl/14
Included in
Early Childhood Education Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Elementary Education Commons