Extrinsic motivation gets a bad rap, but middle and high school teachers can use it judiciously early in an activity to ...

Students often start working on a task, but disengage if it gets difficult. You can use these three tips to encourage them to persist.

Study after study finds students’ motivation to learn is often driven by their relationships with their teachers, but a new report suggests many new educators enter the classroom with inconsistent ...

In A Nutshell Students with a growth mindset, the belief that abilities can improve through effort, earned higher grades and ...

I’ll begin posting new questions and answers in late August, and during the summer will be sharing thematic posts -- starting today with a focus on student motivation -- bringing together responses on ...

A student’s motivation in school is a key driver of their academic success. Yet, the demanding nature of high school classes, mixed with a teenager’s natural craving for independence and individual ...

Unpleasant weather does have an impact on students motivation. It's harder to reach study spots which ultimately ...

At schools around the globe, girls outscore boys, and bored students are better test takers than their more motivated peers. These topsy-turvy observations are the latest findings in a report from the ...

Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all. I just met a junior from ...