Academic Motivation Of Adolescents

Author : Tim Urdan
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1607525542
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Academic Motivation of Adolescents written by Tim Urdan and published by IAP. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few academic issues are of greater concern to teachers, parents, and school administrators than the academic motivation of the adolescents in their care. There are good reasons for this concern. Students who are academically motivated perform better in school, value their schooling, are future-oriented in their academic pursuits, and possess the academic confidence and positive feelings of self-worth so necessary to increasing academic achievement. Because academically motivated students engage their schoolwork with confidence and interest, they are less likely to drop out of school, suffer fewer disciplinary problems, and prove resilient in the face of setbacks and obstacles. It is precisely because academic motivation is so essential to academic achievement that motivation has taken a place along with cognition as one of the most followed lines of inquiry in educational psychology. In this volume, we are fortunate to gather together some of the most eminent scholars who have written extensively about the academic motivation of adolescents. We are fortunate also in that they represent the varied theories and lines of inquiry that currently dominate research in this area. In all, we believe that in the dozen chapters that comprise this volume, the authors provide elegant insights regarding the academic and social motivation of adolescents that will prove of interest to researchers, students, teachers, school administrators, parents, policymakers, and all others who play a pivotal role or are otherwise invested in the lives of adolescents in today's society. It is our hope that these insights will not only further the conversation on adolescence and education, but will serve as the impetus for further research capable of generating the creative ideas, programs, and structures so necessary to better the lives of the young people in our care.

Author : Frank Pajares
Publisher : Information Age Pub Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781931576635
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Academic Motivation of Adolescents written by Frank Pajares and published by Information Age Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2002 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rationality is widely regarded as being at odds with the very concepts of metaphysics and transcendence. Yet it is easy to forget that the thinkers who pioneered rationality and the scientific method did not subscribe to this view. For instance, Aristotle described God as the source of reason in Eudemian Ethics, and Newton and Galileo both believed that our ability to investigate the world scientifically has a divine origin.

Author : Frank Pajares
Publisher : Information Age Pub Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781931576628
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Academic Motivation of Adolescents written by Frank Pajares and published by Information Age Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A discussion of the academic motivation of adolescents. It addresses: self-efficacy and adolescents' motivation; situating motivation in sociocultural contexts; rewards and intrinsic motivation - a needs-based developmental perspective; and perceived peer norms and the need to be accepted.

Author : Professor Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Cynthia Hudley
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195326814
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Academic Motivation and the Culture of School in Childhood and Adolescence written by Professor Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Cynthia Hudley and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2008-07-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schools, as one form of complex organizational settings, are regulated by often invisible expectations, understandings, and values that comprise the culture of the institutions. This volume moves beyond important and well studied relational and personal variables to an examination of school culture and motivation.

Author : Lee Shumow
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452269696
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Enhancing Adolescents' Motivation for Science written by Lee Shumow and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within every science classroom there are students waiting to be inspired. All these students need is the right motivation. That's exactly what this one-of-a kind guide will help you provide. And along the way, you'll quickly learn that the motivational tools that are most effective with adolescent boys don't always work with adolescent girls-and vice versa. At the heart of Enhancing Adolescents' Motivation for Science is a collection of research-proven strategies on how best to motivate students in science-and once students are motivated, scientific literacy soon follows. Across chapters, Shumow and Schmidt Detail key motivational constructs specific to science with illustrative vignettes Address gender differences that influence how girls and boys are motivated Describe how to make science learning relevant, accessible, and enjoyable Reduce science anxiety and build student confidence, especially among girls Offer motivational strategies that are consistent with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Much more than a professional book, Enhancing Adolescents' Motivation for Science also includes a companion website packed with video clips, links, and tutorials. All in all, there's no better resource for fueling the student motivation so central to science literacy.

Author : Norman Brier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Enhancing Academic Motivation written by Norman Brier and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This approach is designed for working with students in grades 6-8. It is based on research that focuses on the relationship between school failure and the lack of academic motivation." "The program employs a structured intervention format divided into 16 sessions. Although designed for classroom use, the sessions can easily be adapted for small groups or individuals." "Storytelling, role playing, and homework assignments are key elements of the program. Students become more willing to approach learning tasks and to display a higher level of engagement, effort, and persistence even when experiencing frustration or anxiety." "The manual includes reproducible worksheets, program forms, and a parent component."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Dr. S. D. Mishra
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329507568
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION OF SCHOOL GOING ADOLESCENTS: AN INTERVENTION REPORT written by Dr. S. D. Mishra and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cynthia Hudley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190208090
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Academic Motivation and the Culture of Schooling written by Cynthia Hudley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of research indicate the important connections among academic motivation and achievement, social relationships, and school culture. However, much of this research has been conducted in homogenous American schools serving middle class, average achieving, Anglo-student populations. This edited volume will argue that school culture is a reflection of the society in which the school is embedded and comprises various aspects, including individualism, competition, cultural stereotypes, and extrinsically guided values and rewards. They address three specific conceptual questions: How do differences in academic motivation for diverse groups of students change over time? How do students' social cognitions influence their motivational processes and outcomes in school? And what has been done to enhance academic motivation? To answer this last question, the contributors describe empirically validated intervention programs for improving academic motivation in students from elementary school through college.

Author : Raymond Montemayor
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Childhood to Adolescence written by Raymond Montemayor and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1990-02 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parent-child relationships, social and emotional development, and gender role development are discussed and thorough literature reviews on each topic are presented.

Author : Tim Urdan
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1607527502
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Adolescents written by Tim Urdan and published by IAP. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The introduction of the psychological construct of self-efficacy is widely acknowledged as one of the most important developments in the history of psychology. Today, it is simply not possible to explain phenomena such as human motivation, learning, self-regulation, and accomplishment without discussing the role played by self-efficacy beliefs. In this, the fifth volume of our series on adolescence and education, we focus on the self-efficacy beliefs of adolescents. We are proud and fortunate to be able to bring together the most prominent voices in the study of self-efficacy, including that of the Father of Social Cognitive Theory and of self-efficacy, Professor Albert Bandura. It is our hope, and our expectation, that this volume will become required reading for all students and scholars in the areas of adolescence and of motivation and, of course, for all who play a pivotal role in the education and care of youth.