Motivation matters, and interest counts
Subtitle: fostering engagement in mathematics
By: James A. Middleton, Amanda Jansen
Contributors: Jansen, Amanda
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Reston, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780873536585
Subjects: Study and teaching (Secondary); Mathematics; Motivation in education
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: All students are motivated : why it matters to understand the reasons why; title: Students do what they do; title: Motivation is learned; title: Motivation is adaptive; title: Motivation is in the moment; title: Motivations creates long-term attitudes; title: Motivation is social; title: Success matters; title: Emphasizing sense making and personal investment : using contexts judiciously; title: Providing challenge : start where students are, not where they are not; title: Limiting the use of rewards and other reinforcers : the hidden costs of rewards; title: Exploiting interests : building intrinsic motivation; title: Building relationships : characteristics of knowledge-building communities; title: Choices we must make : implications for action.