Scholarlink

<p>Research offers mixed conclusions about whether grades have positive or negative influence on students’ achievements and motivation. To investigate students’ perceptions regarding how grades activate or deactivate them in their studies, we conducted individual semi-structured interviews with 35 Norwegian and Swedish upper-secondary school students, in a context where grades are high stakes. It was found that students experience that grades activate or deactivate them in various ways, depending on the aspects of grading they focus on. According to many students, the existence of grades makes them more inclined to study, while their views are more varied when describing their experiences of receiving positively or negatively perceived grades. Furthermore, grades impact students on different levels: by eliciting different emotions, by transforming students’ academic self-concept, and by influencing how they allocate their time and effort for studies.</p>

错误：搜索内容不能为空，请输入英文关键词
错误：关键词超出字数限制，请精简
高级检索

Students’ perceptions of how grades influence their motivation: voices of upper secondary school students in Norway and Sweden

  • 期刊论文

  • 出版模式：

    开放获取

  • 发表日期：

    2025年6月17日

查看全文
  • Hampus Liljeröd,
  • Anders Jönsson,
  • Alli Klapp,
  • Anna-Carin Jonsson

摘要

Research offers mixed conclusions about whether grades have positive or negative influence on students’ achievements and motivation. To investigate students’ perceptions regarding how grades activate or deactivate them in their studies, we conducted individual semi-structured interviews with 35 Norwegian and Swedish upper-secondary school students, in a context where grades are high stakes. It was found that students experience that grades activate or deactivate them in various ways, depending on the aspects of grading they focus on. According to many students, the existence of grades makes them more inclined to study, while their views are more varied when describing their experiences of receiving positively or negatively perceived grades. Furthermore, grades impact students on different levels: by eliciting different emotions, by transforming students’ academic self-concept, and by influencing how they allocate their time and effort for studies.