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Engaging minds : motivation and learning in America's schools /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goslin, David A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Motivation in education > United States.
Learning.
Table of Contents:
  • Engagement: a necessary condition for learning
  • Effort versus ability: a matter of expectations
  • Rewards for effort
  • Organizing effort: increasing the efficiency of learning
  • Valuing effort: social and cultural influences on academic motivation
  • Competition for effort: academic versus other goals
  • Engaging more minds : increasing motivation and learning in school.