Noted author and psychologist David Yeager on the common mistakes we make when giving feedback to students, and how to tap ...

Purpose-Based Learning at AIU shifts the focus from rote memorization and external rewards to helping students understand 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 ...

How will the technology change the way schools teach K-12 fundamentals like math? And, is a predictive technology even a good ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

His own research has shown that enthusiasm goes a long way toward motivating students. Emphasize the value you can provide for clients. Like Griffith University, Stetson offers a volunteer income tax ...

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 ...