Articles - MUSIC Model of Motivation

Articles by Researchers Not Affiliated with the MUSIC Model Research Lab

In addition to the research conducted by the MUSIC Model Research Lab, a lot of research has been conducted by researchers not affiliated with the lab. Below, we have compiled some of the articles that have been published recently. If you know of other articles that could be added to this list, please email Brett Jones (brettjones@vt.edu) directly.

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Fortunato, M., Hussein Z., & Fadlallah, Y. (2026). Motivational factors influencing perceived difficulty in mathematics among Lebanese middle school students. Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies, 52(2), 98–115. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i22829

Ingadóttir, B., Schram, Á. B., Friðjónsdóttir, H. S., & Wentzel, J. A. (2026). Teaching communication and patient education in nursing: A case study grounded in self-regulated learning and motivation theory. PEC Innovation, 8, 100467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2026.100467

ter Heegde, F., & van Houwelingen, A. H. (2025). Escaping a second time round: A replication and extension study on the motivational climate of and knowledge gain in a general pharmacology course. European Journal of Pharmacology, 997, 177496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2025.177496

van Houwelingen, A., ter Heegde, F., Boschloo, W., Piek, L., & Wubbels, T. (2023). Development and evaluation of an escape room based on general pharmacokinetics: Students’ perceptions of its motivational climate. Pharmacology Research and Perspectives, 11(6), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1002/prp2.1155

Lee, W. C., Kajfez, R., & Matusovich, H. M. (2013). Motivating engineering students: Evaluating an engineering student support center with the MUSIC model of academic motivation. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 19(3). 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2013006747

Williams, A. W. (2013). An action research study using the MUSIC Model of academic motivation to increase reading motivation in a fourth-grade classroom (Publication No. 3585863) [Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Tech]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Baird, T. D., Kniola, D. J., Lewis, A. L., & Fowler, S. B. (2015). Pink time: Evidence of self-regulated learning and academic motivation among undergraduate students. Journal of geography, 114(4), 146-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221341.2014.977334

Yee, S. L. C. Y. (2015). Performative authoring: Nurturing children’s creativity and creative self-efficacy through digitally-augmented enactment-based storytelling (Publication No. 3731130) [Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Fink, J. R. (2015). Structural equation models examining the relationships between the big five personality factors and the MUSIC model of academic motivation components [Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Tech].

Snyder, J. D. (2015). The Effects of Students’ MUSIC Model Perceptions on Their Academic Identification and Achievement. (Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Tech).

Li, M., Zhao, G., & Cao, G. (2016). A survey report of Chinese college students’ perceptions of the college English course. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 6(8), 1557. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0608.05

Li, M., Yu, L., Qin, Y., Lu, P., & Zhang, X. (2016). College student academic motivation and engagement in the college English course. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 6(9), 1767. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0609.07

Pace, A. C., Ham, A. J. L., Poole, T. M., & Wahaib, K. L. (2016). Validation of the MUSIC® Model of Academic Motivation Inventory for use with student pharmacists. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 8(5), 589-597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2016.06.001

Lee, W. C., Brozina, C., Amelink, C. T., & Jones, B. D. (2017). Motivating incoming engineering students with diverse backgrounds: Assessing a summer bridge program’s impact on academic motivation. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 23(2), 121-145. 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2017017960

Remijan, K. W. (2017). Project-based learning and design-focused projects to motivate secondary mathematics students. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.7771/1541-5015.1520

Scala, N. M., Tomasi, S., Goncher, A., & Bursic, K. M. (2017). Motivation and analytics: Comparing business and engineering students. INFORMS Transactions on Education, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1287/ited.2017.0187

Bart, A. C. (2017). Motivating introductory computing students with pedagogical datasets (Publication No. 10668417) [Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Brogan, D. S. (2017). Development and evaluation of the Online Watershed Learning System (OWLS) (Publication No. 10647328) [Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Li, M. (2017). An intervention to increase students’ engagement and achievement in college English Classes in China using the MUSIC Model of Motivation [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Tonissen Jr, W. J. (2017). Motivation in high-performance high school bands: A mixed methods study (Publication Number 10277818)[Doctoral dissertation, Teachers College, Columbia University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.

Chittum, J. R. (2018). The theory-to-practice eportfolio: An assignment to facilitate motivation and higher order thinking. International Journal of ePortfolio, 8(1), 27-42.

Irvine, J. (2018/09//). Motivating Students in Our Math Classrooms: An Example of Theory to Practice. Gazette – Ontario Association for Mathematics, 57(1), 45-48.

Lucey, K. (2018). The effect of motivation on student persistence in online higher education: A phenomenological study of how adult learners experience motivation in a web-based distance learning environment (Publication No. 10750789) [Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Morelock, J. R. (2018). Motivating students in game-based learning: The importance of instructor teaching practices [Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Tech].

Munz, S. G. (2018). Assessing student-athletes’ motivation: The development and validation of the MUSIC® Model of Athletic Motivation Inventory [Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Tech].

Puplampu, N. (2018). Effects of instructional strategies based on the MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation on undergraduate mathematics students’ subject learning (Publication No. 10976454) [Doctoral dissertation, The Florida State University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Sun, W. (2018). The relationship among middle school students’ motivation perceptions of science class, science identification, and career goals [Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Tech].

Virguez, L. (2017). A quantitative analysis of first year engineering students’ courses perceptions and motivational beliefs in two introductory engineering courses [Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Tech].

Hansen, M. C., Jones, B. D., Eack, S. M., Glenthøj, L. B., Ikezawa, S., Iwane, T., … & Medalia, A. (2019). Validation of the MUSIC Model of Motivation Inventory for use with cognitive training for schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A multinational study. Schizophrenia Research, 206, 142-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2018.11.037

Hussain, M., & Ali, H. (2019). How to Supervise International PhD Students: A Narrative Inquiry Study. International Journal of Higher Education, 8(5), 143-156. https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v8n5p143

Mistele, J., Baker, S. N., & Strout, S. (2019). Student motivation for elites: A STEM leadership program. Journal of Leadership Education, 18(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.12806/V18/I4/R1

Sigmon, M. (2019). Increasing Student Motivation in Content-area Lessons Using Written Response. Reading Improvement, 56(1), 1-10.

Streiner, S. C., & Bodnar, C. A. (2019). Building a Local Curricular Diffusion Model Based on a Gamified Homework Platform in First Year Engineering: A Case Study. Advances in Engineering Education.

Sulaiman, M. S. A., & Mousa, S. M. (2020). Evaluation of Academic Motivation, A Case Study of English Department Students at Duhok University. Journal of Duhok University, 22(2), 325-334. https://doi.org/10.26682/hjuod.2019.22.2.17

Cruz Bohorquez, J. M. (2019). Instructional change in engineering education: a conceptual system dynamics model of adoption of research-based instructional strategies in the classroom [Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Tech].

Young, D. H. (2020). A mixed methods study of transfer students’ perceptions of an undergraduate summer research program: Exploring the relationships between the program and students’ science-related beliefs and effort in the program [Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Tech].

Farkas, K., & McDonald, J. E. (2020). A Large-Class Undergraduate Microbiology Laboratory Activity on Microbial Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 21(2), 21-2. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v21i2.2043

Feng, X., & Kim, S. (2020). Enhancing teaching effectiveness to foster student academic motivation and student engagement in the EFL classroom through organization development interventions: an action research of Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages in China. ABAC ODI Journal Vision. Action. Outcome, 7(1), 155-183.

Gladman, T., Gallagher, S., & Ali, A. (2020). MUSIC® for medical students: Confirming the reliability and validity of a multi-factorial measure of academic motivation for medical education, Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 32(5), 494-507. https://doi.org/10.1080/10401334.2020.1758704

Ismail, M. J., Chiat, L. F., & Anuar, A. F. (2021). ‘Music in Film’for Gifted Students: The Effect of Differentiated Learning on Students’ Motivation. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 29(4). https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.29.4.33

Huong, T. L. (2020). Enhancing student motivation in foreign language learning with computer-based concept mapping: An evidence from Vietnam. Int. J. Educ. Sci. Lang. Arts, 1, 1-12.

Martin, J. M. (2020). Voice and new literacies: Student perceptions of writing instruction in a secondary English classroom. Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education, 8(1), 7. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wte/vol8/iss1/7

Reilly, P. (2020). The development of student motivation to learn English at a university in Mexico. International Journal of instruction, 13(3), 401-416. https://doi.org/10.29333/iji.2020.13328a

Banfield, M. L. (2020). The effects of motivational factors on student achievement in STEM (Publication No. 28764223) [Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Gedeborg, S. K. (2020). How student perceptions of the online learning environment and student motivation predict persistence, completion, and retention in developmental mathematics courses (Publication No. 28094978) [Doctoral dissertation, Utah State University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Anderson, A. S. (2020). One Small Step in the Lecture Hall, One Big Step for Student Motivation: Short Bursts of In-Class Small Group Work. Pedagogy in Health Promotion, 7(2), 135-143. https://doi.org/10.1177/2373379920963706

Corbacho, A. M., Minini, L., Pereyra, M., González-Fernández, A. E., Echániz, R., Repetto, L., Cruz, P., Fernández-Damonte, V., Lorieto, A., & Basile, M. (2021). Interdisciplinary higher education with a focus on academic motivation and teamwork diversity. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 2, 100062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedro.2021.100062

Kulhanek, A., Butler, B., & Bodnar, C. A. (2021). Motivating first-year engineering students through gamified homework. Educational Action Research, 29(5), 681–706. https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2019.1635511

Reash, C., & Larwin, K. H. (2021). Factors of Motivation in Education: Perspectives of College Students and Their Professors. Journal of Organizational & Educational Leadership, 7(1), 2.

Zwanch, K., & Cribbs, J. (2021). A Study of Motivation and Engagement in Teacher Education: Students’ Perceptions of Moving to Online Instruction in Response to a Pandemic. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 29(1), 91-119.

Byrnes, M. K. (2021). Examining student perceptions of professional competency teaching in veterinary education [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Sentino, P. (2021). Adult learners in higher education: How academic motivation influences online learners in a technology-based learning environment (Publication No. 28319470) [Doctoral dissertation, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Caruso, C. M. (2021). The effect of active learning on academic motivation among pre-service teachers [Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Tech].

Abdul Rahim, N., Zainol Abidin, M. Z. A., Shalan, N. A. A. M., Bin Karim, Z., Abdul Aziz, N. U., & Avin, F. A. (2023). COVID-19 lockdown: Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and academic motivation among undergraduates university students in Malaysia. Annals of Applied Sport Science, 11(1), 0-0.

Ang, J. W. J., & Ng, Y. N. (2022). Effect of Research-Based Blended Learning with Scrum Methodology on Learners’ Perception and Motivation in a Laboratory Course. Journal of Chemical Education, 99(12), 4102-4108. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00002

Farahani, M. A., & Saeedi, M. (2022). The psychometric properties of the Persian version of the MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation Inventory among nursing students. Nursing Open, 9(1), 437-445. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1082

Ismail, M. J., Anuar, A. F., & Loo, F. C. (2022). From Physical to Virtual: A New Learning Norm in Music Education for Gifted Students. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 23(2), 44–62. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v23i2.5615

Spires, H. A., Himes, M. P., & Krupa, E. (2022). Supporting Students’ Science Content Knowledge and Motivation through Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global in a Cross-School Collaboration. Education Sciences, 12(6), 412. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12060412

Vaziri, S., Vaziri, B., Novoa, L. J., & Torabi, E. (2022). Academic motivation in introductory business analytics courses: A Bayesian approach. INFORMS Transactions on Education, 22(2), 121-129.

Holt Foerst, E. M. (2022). Medical students’ motivation-related perceptions in an anatomy course: A mixed methods study to inform course design and instruction [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Virginia Tech.