History of motivational research in education.
Abstract
The history of motivational research in education is traced through chapters on motivation in the Encyclopedia of Educational Research from 1941 to 1990. Discussion of the drive concept, the motivation-learning distinction, the role of individual differences, and the emergence of cognitive concerns and the self are examined. Great shifts are documented, and current as well as future trends are discussed
Cited by (22)
- Classrooms: Goals, structures, and student motivation.Ames, Carole · 1992 · Journal of Educational Psychology
- Motivation in the classroom: Reciprocal effects of teacher behavior and student engagement across the school year.Skinner, Ellen A., Belmont, Michael J. · 1993 · Journal of Educational Psychology
- A hot/cool-system analysis of delay of gratification: dynamics of willpowerMetcalfe, Janet, Mischel, Walter · 1999 · Psychological Review
- Students' Need for Belonging in the School CommunityOsterman, Karen F. · 2000 · Review of Educational Research
- Engagement and disaffection in the classroom: Part of a larger motivational dynamic?Skinner, Ellen, Furrer, Carrie, Marchand, Gwen, Kindermann, Thomas · 2008 · Journal of Educational Psychology
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- Weiner, B. L. (1990). History of motivational research in education. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-0663.82.4.616
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Semantic Scholar’s data is described in: Kinney, R., et al. (2023). The Semantic Scholar Open Data Platform. arXiv:2301.10140.
