"I cannot do this, and I’m not sure I want to!" Millions of students across the world have said this or at least thought it more than once during their educational journey. Sometimes, this reaction ...

How to reengage and motivate students who are checking out of school—both mentally and physically—is a top priority for educators, especially as students are misbehaving and skipping class more now ...

Increasing student motivation by fostering resilience and belonging has become more urgent as academic performance and dropout rates have declined, according to a new report from the nonprofit ...

University computer science (CS) courses serve as important bridges into further CS study and careers in STEM. Yet many women and underrepresented students with interests in STEM turn away from these ...

Understanding student motivation is a complex challenge. Factors such as mindset, personal values, anticipated outcomes, environment, and external expectations all impact motivation—which, in turn, ...

Editor’s note: This article on learning and student motivation originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. In 2020, my wife and I bought a used 2017 ...

When an exam is coming up, many students focus on memorizing vocab and skimming textbooks even if that isn't the best way to learn. Mindset may play a big role in shaping how students study and how ...

One of our favorite books is How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching by Susan A. Ambrose and others. The chapter we turn to again and again is “What Factors Motivate ...

Engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, or interest that a student shows when they are learning something new. Engagement can be fostered by different types of motivation—external and ...

Teachers play a critical role in motivating students and in identifying barriers to learning. The EdWeek Research Center surveyed middle and high school teachers as well as teenage students to learn ...

In Jarek Janio’s Inside Higher Ed opinion column, “Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets,’” Janio argues that, to promote better student learning, college instructors should ignore questions about ...