For almost two decades, Traci Young-Byron has been at the head of one of Miami's most iconic high school dance troupes, the ...

Implicit motivation is a personal, internal motivation. Explicit motivations are external. We want to achieve a structured goal or a prize for learning. We learn because we want good grades. We learn ...

This type of motivation may disappear when rewards and punishments are removed and may lead to more superficial learning. How much students care about succeeding at a goal will contribute to the ...

With "Teams-Games-Tournaments," Slavin (1990) showed that competition between teams can strongly motivate learners and build positive interdependence. Chambers and Abrami (1991) cautioned that being ...

But research in educational psychology shows there are better ways to motivate learners than the threat of sanctions. Since the 1988 Education Reform Act, which offered parents preference for ...

Did you know that as per DataforIndia, a staggering majority of Indians above the age of 25 were either illiterate or have ...

We know that the right kinds of feedback at the right times can motivate students to improve. Feedback is not the same as criticism; it should be clear, specific, balanced, timely, and focused on ...

Implicit motivation is a personal, internal motivation. Explicit motivations are external. We want to achieve a structured goal or a prize for learning. We learn because we want good grades. We learn ...