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 ...

One theory contrasts implicit and explicit motivation. When we are implicitly motivated, we learn because we find the subject fascinating, because we want to achieve mastery of the subject or because ...

Project-based learning (PBL) as an instructional method has been adopted across various academic disciplines, including foreign language education. While existing research has demonstrated the ...

Instructional behavior plays a key role in learning motivation. In many developing countries, students’ learning motivation needs to be restored, primarily through effective teaching. This research ...

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 ...

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 ...

Motivation is everywhere in education. We’re told to cultivate it, sustain it, and assess it as if learning couldn’t happen without it. It’s common to hear that students need to be supported, inspired ...

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 ...

Are you thinking about learning a language? Perhaps you’ve decided that it’s time to dust off your classroom French. Maybe you’re planning a trip to Japan and feel like you should make the effort to ...