Motivation for achievement : possibilities for teaching and learning /

"Understanding student and teacher motivation and developing strategies to foster motivation for students at all levels of performance are essential to effective teaching. This text is designed to help prospective and practicing teachers achieve these goals. Its premise is that current research...

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Main Author: Alderman, M. Kay.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, c2008.
Edition:3rd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Motivation: perspectives, Problems and possibilities
  • Attributional beliefs and motivation
  • Concepts of ability and motivation
  • Goals and goal setting
  • Developing student self-regulatory capabilities
  • Teacher motivation: expectations and efficacy
  • Promoting optimal motivation and engagement: social context
  • Tasks, recognition, and evaluation for optimal engagement and motivation
  • Possibilities for motivational equality and student achievement.