This piece was adapted from Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges by Larry Ferlazzo, available April 22 from Eye on Education. A teacher thinks: I work so ...
One theory contrasts implicit and explicit motivation. When we are implicitly motivated, we learn because we find the subject fascinating, because we want to achieve mastery of the subject or because ...
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Extrinsic motivation gets a bad rap, but middle and high school teachers can use it judiciously early in an activity to ...
In the ever-evolving landscape of education, one prevailing challenge persists: motivating students. The last few years have witnessed a noticeable shift in student behavior, consisting of apathy, ...
John H. Bishop, a professor of human-resource studies at Cornell University, considers ways to improve the academic performance of American high-school students. While many countries in Asia and ...
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Lloyd Goldberg will do pretty much anything to motivate his students to read. “At 5,000 books, they each got to shave a piece of my hair," said Goldberg. The Clark County School ...
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When students see purpose, believe they can succeed and know educators care, you won’t have to pull them through the course. They’ll walk, maybe even run, on their own. Brett Jones explains how to ...
One theory contrasts implicit and explicit motivation. When we are implicitly motivated, we learn because we find the subject fascinating, because we want to achieve mastery of the subject or because ...
Student motivation is complex and dynamic, so there are many factors that affect it. These include things that are internal to the student (e.g., their beliefs, emotions, achievement history), ...