Teachers can use these research-based cognitive and behavioral cues to help students feel capable, focused, and ready to work, even when tasks are challenging.

Motivation is a key part of engagement in the classroom. Professor Dylan Selterman will lead a workshop guiding faculty on increasing student motivation. Participants will consider big-picture goals ...

Experience, anecdotes, and articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education and related educational publications all reveal a change in student motivation and coursework. Most instructors see the change ...

A student’s motivation in school is a key driver of their academic success. Yet, the demanding nature of high school classes, mixed with a teenager’s natural craving for independence and individual ...

This piece was adapted from Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges by Larry Ferlazzo, available April 22 from Eye on Education. A teacher thinks: I work so ...

Getting students to stay engaged during a 50-minute class session is one of the main challenges faced by lecturers and, indeed, the students themselves. Maintaining their motivation over the course of ...