Room: NRN 2029

Intern: Jocelyn Standard

Mentor Teacher: Katharine Julseth

Internship Placement Elementary School: Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary

Title: Intrinsic Motivation Encourage for a Third-Grade Student

Jocelyn Standard wanted to investigate how factors such as parental involvement, educational beliefs and values, time management, and teacher relatedness could affect a student's intrinsic motivation. She collected data over a 5-week period using field observation notes, student surveys, parent-teacher discussion notes, and redirection data to build this inquiry. Data analysis provided three claims that demonstrated growth in her student's intrinsic motivation, and ultimately, his behavior and academics.

Intern: Hayli Duncan

Mentor Teacher: Leigh Wheeler

Internship Placement: High Springs Community School

Title: The Benefits of Autonomy-Supportive Language in First-Grade

Hayli Duncan wondered how implementing autonomy-supportive language could support her students. She collected data during a three-week time period through field notes, daily student surveys, and student grades in ELA and Math. Data analysis revealed three claims that focused on how she and her students experienced and benefited from the support.

Intern: Sydney Connell

Mentor Teacher: Samantha Bell

Internship Placement: Wiles Elementary

Title: Daily Goal-Setting and Behavior in the Classroom

Sydney Connell wondered how introducing daily goal-setting to certain students in the classroom would impact their behavior. She thought this could give students the opportunity to decide for themselves what they want to achieve for the day and see if this impacted their behavior. She collected data in an eight-week span by collecting daily goal-setting papers and a research journal for each student. The data analysis revealed three claims on how the implementation of daily goal-setting impacted her students.