Positive motivation and affect toward learning science are valued qualities among elementary school teachers. Such positive dispositions toward science may translate to increased teaching of science ...

New research suggests that motivation isn’t built on grades but on whether grades match students’ expectations, so showing ...

Bangalore, will host the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) Weekend Workshop titled “Designing for Inquiry: ...

The Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 88, No. 3 (2017), pp. 376-400 (25 pages) With the aim of advancing the growing research literature on faculty development, a model of pretenure faculty success in ...

Last spring, the guidance counselor at the high school I've worked at for more than a decade mentioned that, although teenagers were still seeking her help related to myriad mental health issues, ...

Appealing to students’ curiosity boosts their motivation to learn. Jose Vazquez explains how educators can use this in their online teaching strategies Appealing to students’ curiosity is a highly ...

Motivation is the drive or reason to do something. There are two primary types of motivation. Intrinsic motivation Intrinsic motivation comes from your internal desires and the actions you take are ...

Motivation theory has evolved over time as limitations of each new theory have become salient, and new theories are proposed to improve upon the old ones. Since each theory makes sense on its own, it ...