Intrinsic motivation and young language learners: the impact of the classroom environment

Willingness to Communicate in English: A Microsystem Model in the IranianEFLClassroom Context

“…The results show that a supportive classroom environment increases students' self-perceptions of their communicative competence and decreases their anxiety in the classroom. This finding is in line with previous studies, which showed that the classroom environment affects communication confidence (Peng & Woodrow, 2010), anxiety (Wu, 2003), and perceived competence (Palacios, 1998). Therefore, the classroom environment has an impact on psychological factors of students and, as mentioned above, teachers and students' behaviors, and tasks in the classroom directly influence students' anxiety and perceptions of their communicative competence.…”

Willingness to Communicate in English: A Microsystem Model in the IranianEFLClassroom Context

“…The results show that a supportive classroom environment increases students' self-perceptions of their communicative competence and decreases their anxiety in the classroom. This finding is in line with previous studies, which showed that the classroom environment affects communication confidence (Peng & Woodrow, 2010), anxiety (Wu, 2003), and perceived competence (Palacios, 1998). Therefore, the classroom environment has an impact on psychological factors of students and, as mentioned above, teachers and students' behaviors, and tasks in the classroom directly influence students' anxiety and perceptions of their communicative competence.…”

Head Teachers’ Ethical Leadership Behaviours and Teachers’ Motivation: A Correlational Study at Elementary Level

“…communication of clear ethical standards, freedom to make own choices, overcrowded classes, low academic level of students, the financial benefits they receive and fairness in rewarding inadequate. These findings of this study are in line with (Unal, 2000 as cited in Eres, 2011;Wu, 2003).…”

Foreign Language Motivation and Activities During Emerging Adolescence: The Role of Language and Basic Psychological Needs

“…Of all the relationships between BPN satisfaction and intrinsic motivation (hypothesis 1), competence satisfaction showed the largest nominal effect on intrinsic motivation, which is in line with previous findings emphasizing the particular importance of competence (Stanley et al, 2021). Also consistent with previous research, autonomy satisfaction explained intrinsic motivation, too (Alamer & Lee, 2019; Wu, 2003).…”

Willingness to Communicate in English: A Microsystem Model in the IranianEFLClassroom Context

“…The results show that a supportive classroom environment increases students' self-perceptions of their communicative competence and decreases their anxiety in the classroom. This finding is in line with previous studies, which showed that the classroom environment affects communication confidence (Peng & Woodrow, 2010), anxiety (Wu, 2003), and perceived competence (Palacios, 1998). Therefore, the classroom environment has an impact on psychological factors of students and, as mentioned above, teachers and students' behaviors, and tasks in the classroom directly influence students' anxiety and perceptions of their communicative competence.…”

Head Teachers’ Ethical Leadership Behaviours and Teachers’ Motivation: A Correlational Study at Elementary Level

“…communication of clear ethical standards, freedom to make own choices, overcrowded classes, low academic level of students, the financial benefits they receive and fairness in rewarding inadequate. These findings of this study are in line with (Unal, 2000 as cited in Eres, 2011;Wu, 2003).…”

Foreign Language Motivation and Activities During Emerging Adolescence: The Role of Language and Basic Psychological Needs

“…Of all the relationships between BPN satisfaction and intrinsic motivation (hypothesis 1), competence satisfaction showed the largest nominal effect on intrinsic motivation, which is in line with previous findings emphasizing the particular importance of competence (Stanley et al, 2021). Also consistent with previous research, autonomy satisfaction explained intrinsic motivation, too (Alamer & Lee, 2019; Wu, 2003).…”

Willingness to Communicate in English: A Microsystem Model in the IranianEFLClassroom Context

“…The results show that a supportive classroom environment increases students' self-perceptions of their communicative competence and decreases their anxiety in the classroom. This finding is in line with previous studies, which showed that the classroom environment affects communication confidence (Peng & Woodrow, 2010), anxiety (Wu, 2003), and perceived competence (Palacios, 1998). Therefore, the classroom environment has an impact on psychological factors of students and, as mentioned above, teachers and students' behaviors, and tasks in the classroom directly influence students' anxiety and perceptions of their communicative competence.…”

Head Teachers’ Ethical Leadership Behaviours and Teachers’ Motivation: A Correlational Study at Elementary Level

“…communication of clear ethical standards, freedom to make own choices, overcrowded classes, low academic level of students, the financial benefits they receive and fairness in rewarding inadequate. These findings of this study are in line with (Unal, 2000 as cited in Eres, 2011;Wu, 2003).…”

Foreign Language Motivation and Activities During Emerging Adolescence: The Role of Language and Basic Psychological Needs

“…Of all the relationships between BPN satisfaction and intrinsic motivation (hypothesis 1), competence satisfaction showed the largest nominal effect on intrinsic motivation, which is in line with previous findings emphasizing the particular importance of competence (Stanley et al, 2021). Also consistent with previous research, autonomy satisfaction explained intrinsic motivation, too (Alamer & Lee, 2019; Wu, 2003).…”