Role of Motivation and Attitudes in Adolescents' Help Seeking in Math Class," Allison Ryan and Raul Pintrich examine the motivational influences on help-seeking behavior in math classrooms in the seventh and eighth grades. The article, published in the Journal of Educational Psychology, investigates cognitive, motivational, and social influences on help-seeking behavior in math class to offer a fuller understanding of help-seeking behavior in general. The authors present the findings of their research clearly, explain their methodology well, and offer extensive background information, literature reviews, and suggestions for future research. The problem in question is clearly stated at the beginning of the article. Metacognitive skills greatly improve in adolescence, and students become more aware of when they need help with their work. However, research has shown that adolescents are not actively seeking help with their work when needed. The contradiction between the awareness of needing help and the avoidance of seeking...
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