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A Correlational Study of the Motivation and Engagement in Teachers: Experience and Effectiveness

Cynthia A. Phillips Liberty University School of Education

You are invited to be in a research study to determine if there is a relationship between teacher motivation and engagement, years teaching experience, and the TAPS score on the Teacher Keys Effectiveness System. You were selected as a possible participant because you teach in a school in northeast Georgia. I ask that you read this form and ask any questions you may have before agreeing to be in the study.

Cynthia A. Phillips, a doctoral candidate in the School of Education at Liberty University, is conducting this study.

Background Information:

The main purpose of this study is to determine if the motivation and engagement level of the teachers, as measured by the Motivation Engagement Scale (MES-W, 2012), in a school directly correlate to the experience levels based on the Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000). The MES-W (2012) surveys will be divided into two groups. The induction level consists of those with less than four years of experience, and the veteran level consists of teachers with more than four years of experience.

Additionally, the two groups will be correlated to the TAPS score on the Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES, 2013) to determine if the triangulation of data can predict whether motivation and engagement levels can predict teacher attrition.

The variables of interest, motivation, and engagement will be generally defined as “the general desire or willingness of someone to do something; stimulus, incentive, or

drive” (Akey, 2006; Demir, 2004; Deci, Koestner & Ryan, 2001; Kearsley &

Shneiderman, 1999; Kurtz & Knight, 2003; Martin 2007; Ryan & Deci, 2000; Zhang & Bartol, 2010).

Procedures:

If you agree to be in this study, I would ask you to do the following things:

1. Complete the Motivation Engagement Scale (MES-W, 2012), which consists of 44 items. The survey should take about 30 minutes to complete. Your responses on the MES-W (2012) are confidential. The researcher will not receive any identifying information.

2. Included in the MES-W (2012), you will be asked to report your years of

experience teaching. This data will be used to separate the participants into two groups:

a. Induction level – 1 to 4 years teaching experience b. Veteran level – 5 or more years teaching experience

3. Your school district will share your TAPS score on the Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES, 2013). Your name will be removed so that the data are confidential. A statistician at Pioneer RESA will be responsible for removing all identifying information prior to the principal researcher receiving the data.

Risks and Benefits of being in the Study:

The risks involved in this study are minimal and no more than the participants would face in everyday life.

Although there are no personal benefits, the benefits to participation will enable the principal researcher to discover if there is a correlation between the variables of interest (motivation and engagement, years of experience, and the TAPS score on the TKES (2013).

Compensation:

You will receive no financial or other compensation. Confidentiality:

The records of this study will be kept private. In any sort of report I might publish, I will not include any information that will make it possible to identify a subject. Research records will be stored securely and only the researcher will have access to the records.

Your name will be removed so that the data are confidential. A statistician at Pioneer RESA will be responsible for removing all identifying information prior to the principal researcher receiving the data. The data files collected for the research project will be stored on a password protected computer and kept for a minimum of three years. After that time period, all data will be securely deleted.

Voluntary Nature of the Study:

Participation in this study is voluntary. Your decision whether or not to participate will not affect your current or future relations with Liberty University. If you decide to participate, you are free to not answer any question or withdraw at any time without affecting those

relationships.

Contacts and Questions:

The researcher conducting this study is Cynthia A. Phillips. You may ask any questions you have now. If you have questions later, you are encouraged to contact her at XXX-XXX- XXXX, [email protected]. You may also contact the research’s faculty advisor, Dr. Linda Holcomb, at [email protected]

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this study and would like to talk to someone other than the researcher, you are encouraged to contact the Institutional Review Board, 1971

University Blvd, Suite 1837, Lynchburg, VA 24515 or email at [email protected].

Please notify the researcher if you would like a copy of this information to keep for your records.

Statement of Consent:

I have read and understood the above information. I have asked questions and have received answers. I consent to participate in the study.

(NOTE: DO NOT AGREE TO PARTICIPATE UNLESS IRB APPROVAL INFORMATION WITH CURRENT DATES HAS BEEN ADDED TO THIS DOCUMENT.)

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