Updated Dissertation Topic

The current dissertation topic is motivation and achievement among ninth grade boys in an charter

school in the southeast.

The problem statement that will be addressed in this research is:

Determine the relationship between ninth grade boys’ motivation and reading academic achievement in

a charter school in the southeast.

The following research questions will be addressed:

The study will seek to answer the following research questions:

1.      How does motivation affect ninth grade boys’ reading achievement on standardized tests? 

2.      What factors influence ninth grade boys’ motivation?

3.      What is the relationship between motivation and reading achievement among economically disadvantaged boys?

4.      What are the reasons for low academic achievement of ninth grade boys an alternative setting?    

Dissertation Topic

My Dissertation topic is Motivation and Reading Achievement for High School Boys.  I came up with this topic because I teach in an Alternative High School and have observed that there is a discrepancy between boys success rate and the fact that because they are not motivated to read it has impacted their achievement.  Since this problem is evident it has caused them to repeat grades and to in the future have a low graduation rate which is a direct trickel down factor of dropping out because they cannot read.  I am hoping to use the study to highlight aproaches that could help target, isolate and fix the problem by finding ways to treat it.  I am also welcome to any suggestions and findings anyone might have in this area.

Problem Statement

A number of ninth grade boys are not succeeding in reading because of lack of motivation to read.

Research shows that ninth grade boys are not motivated to read so it affects their achievement. Boys who have no motivation to read have low test scores on standardized tests. In particular boys in high school tend to read less and it impacts their achievement in other content areas as well. 

Discussion

Motivating Boys to read is such a tedious job.  I am in an alternative school and getting boys to read is like pulling teeth.  i am very interested in finging all research possible to diminish this problem,  Let me know what you think.