Intrinsic motivation, the internal drive to engage in activities for their inherent satisfaction, is a fundamental aspect of effective learning. This concept, rooted in the principles of ...

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

Let me start with an unpopular but now well-worn recommendation: The routine use of grades in every corner of schooling needs to go. For over a century, American education has made grades its primary ...

Editor’s note: This article on learning and student motivation originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. In 2020, my wife and I bought a used 2017 ...

Research on teaching in recent years has awakened faculty members to the importance of cultivating intrinsic motivation in class. The idea is that, instead of relying on grades or late penalties to ...

Motivating students can be a tricky, at times exhausting business, but educators say it’s never been more important to get students engaged in their learning after years of disruptions. At the annual ...

Artificial intelligence is improving education tools, but Google’s Ben Gomes says it cannot solve the core issue of student ...

By Henry Atta NyameOn a typical morning in many high schools across Ghana, it is common to find that learners rush to class, hold notebooks in their hands or gather under trees for group discussions.

In a good or a bad mood, focused or distracted, in dire or no need: our internal states directly influence our perceptions and decision-making. While the role of motivation on the performance of ...