Can you remember the last time you completed a task and were really “in the zone”? Positive psychologists Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jeanne...
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Attribution theory asserts that motivation depends on learners’ interpretations of their past successes and failures. Specifically, learner...
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Constructivism is a theory of learning (link opens in new tab/window) that revolves around the idea that learners construct their own knowledge...
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Why we need to consider culture when assessing student motivation As educators, we talk a lot about using research-based practices. However, data...
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According to self-determination theory (link opens in new tab/window), humans feel motivated when these three psychological needs are met: ...
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Expectancy-value theory , developed by Jacquelynne Eccles, Allan Wigfield, and their colleagues, posits that motivation (M) is the equal to the...
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Goal orientation theory posits that students engage in any given learning activity for one of two reasons. If an individual has a performance...
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Behaviorism is a theory of learning that focuses on students’ interactions with their environment; learning occurs when there is a response to the...
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You know the feeling: it’s Sunday afternoon, you’re thinking about what you’ll face at work or school on Monday morning, and feelings of anxiety...
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This is the third post in a series that highlights the speakers of this year’s 36th Annual Executive Function Conference, which will focus on...
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