Twenty or 30 years ago most rookie teachers would get a textbook and a pat on the back before their first day in the classroom. Today the process looks and sounds a lot different. It’s a steamy summer ...

This study investigated the effects of initial achievement orientation and prior success feedback on the rate of mastery of subsequent easy and difficult tasks. Eighty male introductory psychology ...

Faced with a challenge, people are largely motivated by one of two processes – either the opportunity to demonstrate their talent, or the opportunity to improve it. Game genres also appeal to these ...

Nuclear energy as an alternative energy source, environmental pollution, and genetic engineering are only a few of the controversial issues that confront our students today. Any brief glance at the ...

As warm weather approaches and parents sign up their kids for summer enrichment programs, many may wonder how long the effects of these programs last. Do their benefits persist into the school year, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Abstract This study explored how Taiwanese upper‐elementary‐school students’ motivational characteristics were related to their decisions ...