Classroom Motivation
Focused. Applied. Unique. The author team of this focused and uniquely written text link the growing disconnect between what motivation researches discuss and recommend, and what teachers know and think about students’ motivation, by organizing their text around actual research-based instructional practices that teachers use everyday in their classrooms. Structured around instructional questions and issues while integrating theory and research throughout,Classroom Motivationis a sound and grounded resource, most accessible for pre-service teachers and practitioners studying motivation and its affect on all students’ academic motivation and achievement. Key features include:Research-based motivational instructional practicesin every chapter, separating fact from fiction and exposing students to information about motivation that is based in current peer-reviewed research.Developmental differencesare addressed throughout the book, emphasizing that motivation is not a “one size fits all” phenomenon.A separate chapter on how teachers can work with parents to increase student motivation (Chapter 6), includes strategies that teachers can use in collaboration with parents to enhance their students’ motivation.“Stop and Think” boxes feature questions for reflection, encouraging readers to reflect on personal experiences and assumptions about motivation.Scenarios and examples of key principles are embedded throughout the text in every chapter, illustrated through examples of individual students or teaching scenarios.