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An Evolutionary Approach to Motivation and Learning: Differentiating Biologically Primary and Secondary Knowledge
The ubiquity of formal education in modern nations is often accompanied by an assumption that students’ motivation for learning is innate and...
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Initial motivation and drop-out in nursing and business administration programmes
While intrinsic motivation is often seen as the ideal form of motivation for entering higher education, students may also have external motivations...
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Technology-Enhanced Learning and Its Association with Motivation to Learn Science from a Cross-Cultural Perspective
Fostering technology-enhanced science learning in elementary schools is an ongoing challenge as young students are not always motivated to engage...
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International comparative study of motivation: a commentary
In this commentary, I focus on an international, collaborative, longitudinal study of the development of elementary school students’ math motivation...
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Resources to Increase Older Workers’ Motivation and Intention to Learn
Two important and current trends in the domain of work are the aging workforce and the high and increasing requirement for work-related learning due...
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Exploring Resident Motivation with a Podcast Creation Activity: A Qualitative Study
PurposeAs the field of digital education expands, it is important to understand the benefit to the creator of such resources as well as the user....
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Effectiveness of Interventions that Foster Reading Motivation: a Meta-analysis
Many students have low reading motivation. Based on (reading) motivation theories, several mechanisms are distinguished that can foster reading...
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Fostering Secondary School Science Students’ Intrinsic Motivation by Inquiry-based Learning
BackgroundIntrinsic motivation plays a unique mediating role in student academic performance. An inquiry-based learning (IBL) physics practical is...
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Perceived research environment, motivation, and academic interest in research: a social-cognitive perspective
Using social-cognitive career theory as a framework, we investigated whether research self-efficacy and outcome expectations mediated between...
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Mediating effects of motivation and socioeconomic status on reading achievement: a secondary analysis of PISA 2018
BackgroundResearch has shown that students from socially disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to have lower academic performance compared to...
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Adaptive learning: toward an intentional model for learning process guidance based on learner’s motivation
The goal of ITS is to support learning content, activities, and resources, adapted to the specific needs of the individual learner and influenced by...
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Writing Motivation Questionnaire: Factorial and Construct Validity with Middle School Students
This study examined the factorial and construct validity of a multi-dimensional measure of motives for writing with middle school students. The...
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The Effects of Problem-Based, Project-Based, and Case-Based Learning on Students’ Motivation: a Meta-Analysis
In this meta-analysis, we examined the effects on students’ motivation of student-centered, problem-driven learning methods compared to...
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The effect of growth mindset on motivation and strategy use in Hong Kong students’ integrated writing performance
Growth mindset (GM) theory conceptualizes that one’s ability can be improved with effort (Dweck, Self-theories: Their role in motivation,...
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An Investigation of Learners’ Perceived Progress During Online Education: Do Self-Efficacy Belief, Language Learning Motivation, and Metacognitive Strategies Matter?
Despite the large quantity of research projects about online learning, studies on students’ language learning motivation, self-efficacy belief, and...
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Cubic Relations of Autonomous and Controlled Motivation to Achievement: A Cross-National Validation of Self-Determination Theory Using Response Surface Analysis
Self-determination theory (SDT) proposes to explain the relations between motivational states and human development. In education, a central tenet of...
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Paths to Autonomous Motivation and Well-being: Understanding the Contribution of Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction in Health Professions Students
BackgroundUndergraduate students enrolled in Health Professions (HP) programs may experience challenges related to motivation and well-being....
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Characterizing faculty motivation to implement three-dimensional learning
The National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science Education and the subsequent Next Generation Science Standards have provided a widespread...
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Interest, Attitudes, Motivation, and Engagement
To understand the factors that impact the science interest of the young people in this case study it is important to look further at interest and in...
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Do L2 Teacher Support and Peer Support Predict L2 Speaking Motivation in Online Classes?
The present study explored how second or foreign language (L2) teachers and peers’ academic and personal support can shape English as a foreign...
