ELM 200 GCU Student Motivation Article

Engagement and motivation are integral components of student success. Educators draw from motivational principles, theories, and research to explain the effect these have on student engagement, motivation, and learning in the classroom.

In 500-750 words, write an article for an educational publication targeted to K-8 teachers. Address the following in your article:

• How student motivation can enhance performance with specific examples of theories and principles that promote motivation.
• How factors affect motivation and how intrinsic and extrinsic motivations differ, including at least two specific examples.
• Descriptions of three developmentally appropriate instructional strategies that can be used to help motivate students and increase engagement in the classroom.
• How teacher effectiveness affects student motivation with 2-3 specific examples.

The article should be visually appealing, including graphics that are relevant to the content, and using space appropriately.

Support the article with 2-3 scholarly resources.