Encouraging a continuing personal investment in learning : motivation as an instructional outcome

The writing of this book was in part supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSFEHR 0335369). It represents a significant extension and enriched interpretation of earlier work on "motivation as an instructional outcome" (e.g., Maehr, 1976). Such enrichment and enhancemen...

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Main Author Maehr, Martin L. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing Inc., [2012]
Subjects
Motivation in education.
Achievement motivation.
Effective teaching.
Education > Teaching > General.
Educational psychology.
Teaching skills and techniques.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806614974
DOI10.1108/978-1-61735-715-2
Physical Description1 online resource (x, 68 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Introduction and overview: Encouraging a continuing personal investment in learning
  • Chapter 2. The role of motivation in prompting and shaping action and self-actualization
  • Chapter 3. The nature, nurture and impact of motivation on learning, school achievement, and personal and intellectual growth
  • Chapter 4. What prompts interest leading to a continuing personal investment in a specific area of learning
  • Chapter 5. Toward evaluating schools in terms of individual personal growth of students
  • Chapter 6. Instructional environments and motivational outcomes
  • Chapter 7. One small step for educational practice, one giant leap for society
  • Chapter 8. The possible future of motivation theory and research
  • Chapter 9. Bases and precedents for considering motivation as an instructional outcome
  • Chapter 10. Steps toward encouraging a continuing personal investment in learning
  • Chapter 11. Motivation as an instructional outcome
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • About the author.

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