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Practical proposals for motivating students
Author(s) -
Forsyth Donelson R.,
McMillan James H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.37219914508
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , psychology , mathematics education , academic achievement , orientation (vector space) , goal orientation , pedagogy , computer science , social psychology , mathematics , geometry , machine learning
Three prescriptions offered by theories of motivation—reshape students' overall achievement orientation, create an expectation for success, and increase the specificity and value of academic outcomes—offer practical suggestions for enhancing learning.