A student who is failing your course comes to you and says that they feel they know the material, but tend not to do well under exam pressure. The Vice-Chancellor has recently warned against this practice and you know your department is at risk. Knowledge Knowledge of a subject area can probably be best assessed through research publications an the presentation of research seminars to knowledgeable peers. However, it can also be assessed through questioning in an interview context. For example, any applicant for a Senior Lectureship in Management should be able to explain the following, even to a lay audience.
Expectancy theory has long under-pinned modern motivation theory.
Explain the relationship.