Motivation to Learn in General Education Programs

By S. Glynn, L. Aultman, A. M. Owens. The Journal of General Education, 2005

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All members of the higher education community share the important goal of fostering college students' motivation to learn. Which contemporary constructs best explains students' motivation, however, is an issue of debate in this community. This article discusses motivational theory and research and draws implications for general education programs.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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In Developmental and Educational Psychology

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In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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Citations in the corpus

• Games as an Interactive Classroom Technique: Perceptions of Corporate Trainers, College Instructors and Students (2007, background): “Student motivation and engagement are an ongoing challenge for classroom instructors and the basis of various research endeavors (Glynn et al., 2005).”
• An examination of the interrelationships between self‐esteem, others' expectations, family support, learning approaches and academic achievement (2008, background): “In this situation, teachers are likely to provide students with inconsistent feedback – sometimes praising students' inadequate performance and sometimes ignoring performance altogether (Glynn, Aultmann, and Owens 2005 ).”