Motivation to learn : from theory to practice / Deborah J. Stipek
Imprint
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 1988
Descript
xi, 178 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
CONTENT
Profiles of motivational problems -- Defining motivation -- Reinforcement theory -- Refinements in the application of reinforcement theory -- Intrinsic motivation -- Maximizing intrinsic motivation in the classroom -- From reinforcement to cognition -- Perceptions of ability -- Achievement anxiety -- Maintaining positive achievement-related beliefs -- Communicating expectations -- Real students