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| Title: | Motivation in Education
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| Author: | Desmond H Elsworth (ed) |
| ISBN: | 1606922343 : 9781606922347 |
| Illustrations: | tables & charts |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 222 |
| Weight: | .694 Kg. |
| Published: | Nova Science Publishers - May 2009 |
| List Price: | 65.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Educational psychology |
Understanding student and teacher motivation and developing strategies to foster motivation for students at all levels of performance are essential to effective teaching. Motivation in education can have several effects on how students learn and their behaviour towards subject matter. This book presents new research in the field.
Preface; A Motivational Perspective on the Self-Regulated Learning in Higher Education; An Empirical Study of Boys' Academic Motivation; Honoring the Differences: A Re-Examination of Academic Motivation with Reference to Student Gender; The Influence of Motivation on the Use of Learning Strategies in the Classroom; College Students' Stress and It's Impact on their Motivation and Communication with their Instructors; Enhancing Student Motivation Through the Pursuit of Possible Selves; Psychosocial Profile of Unsuccessful Univ. Student: Personality and Motivational Factors Revisited; Improving Motivation and Performance in Secondary School Science; Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy in Mathematics: Relation with Mathematics, Motivation and Achievement; The Relationships Between Topic Involvement, Topic Sensitivity and Two Motivational Factors as Response Inducements, in a Mail Survey Context; Index.
