Mental Health in School

Mental Health in School

“How could I improve the problem of decreased academic enthusiasm among fifth-grade students at Shaheed Navab Safavi Elementary School?”

Document Type : action research

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Education organization,Tehran,Iran
10.22034/jmhs.2025.538551.1150
Abstract
Despite continuous efforts to improve teaching methods in elementary schools, the decline in academic enthusiasm among students, especially in the upper grades of elementary school, remains one of the main challenges of the Iranian education system. Evidence shows that monotonous teaching methods, lack of challenging activities, and lack of modern educational tools are among the factors affecting the decline in learning motivation. Therefore, this action research was designed and implemented with the aim of increasing academic enthusiasm among fifth grade elementary school students, and a variety of strategies were used to achieve this goal. The results showed that by creating diversity in teaching methods and activating the classroom, students' enthusiasm and engagement increase significantly.

Keywords: Action research, academic enthusiasm, elementary school students
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