Student motivation : the teacher's perspective -- Establishing a learning community in your classroom -- Supporting students' confidence as learners -- Goal theory -- Rebuilding discouraged students' confidence and willingness to learn -- Providing extrinsic incentives -- Self-determination theory of intrinsic motivation : meeting students' needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness -- Other ways to support students' intrinsic motivation -- Stimulating students' motivation to learn -- Socializing uninterested or alienated students -- Adapting to differences in students' motivational patterns -- Looking back and ahead : integrating motivational goals into your planning and teaching
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Written specifically for teachers, this book offers a wealth of research-based principles for motivating students to learn within the realities of a classroom learning community. Its focus on motivational principles rather than motivational theorists or theories leads naturally into discussions of specific classroom strategies. Throughout the book the author focuses on and expertly synthesizes that portion of the motivational literature that is most relevant to teachers. Key features of this expanded new edition include: Focus on School and Classroom Realities - The selection and treatment of motivational principles and strategies is constantly tied to the realities of schools (e.g., curriculum goals) and classrooms (e.g., student differences, classroom dynamics). Integrates Intrinsic and Extrinsic Principles - The author employs an eclectic approach to motivation that shows how to effectively integrate the use of intrinsic and extrinsic strategies. Covers Expectancy and Value-Related Topics - Full coverage is given to both the expectancy aspects of motivation (attributions, efficacy perceptions, expectations, confidence, etc) and to value-related topics (relevance, meaningfulness,