Motivation as an Enabler for Academic Success
Abstract
Student motivation as an academic enabler for school success is discussed. Contrary to many views, however, the authors conceive of student motivation as a multifaceted construct with different components. Accordingly, the article includes a discussion of four key components of student motivation including academic self-efficacy, attributions, intrinsic motivation, and achievement goals. Research on each of these four components is described, research relating these four components to academic achievement and other academic enablers is reviewed, and suggestions are offered for instruction and assessment.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Mathematics self-efficacy has been found to act as a precursor to academic success.
“Mathematics (MSE) self-efficacy is defined as students' beliefs about their abilities to learn and perform mathematical tasks (Bandura, 1997) and has been found to act as a precursor to academic success (Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002).”
From The Effects of Online Homework on Achievement and Self-efficacy of College Algebra Students (2009) · cites this paper as Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002
Feedback prevents students from either underestimating or overestimating their own abilities.
“Feedback also prevents students from either underestimating or overestimating their own abilities (Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002;Zimmerman).”
From The Effects of Online Homework on Achievement and Self-efficacy of College Algebra Students (2009) · cites this paper as Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002
The opportunity to demonstrate mastery is often an important motivational factor for many students.
“This opportunity to demonstrate mastery is often an important motivational factor for many students (Hidi & Harackiewicz, 2000;Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002) because they can, based on their own level of commitment, work until they achieve satisfactory results.”
From The Effects of Online Homework on Achievement and Self-efficacy of College Algebra Students (2009) · cites this paper as Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002
Self-efficacy strongly influences the choices that students make, how much effort they expend, and how they persist when obstacles arise.
“Therefore, self-efficacy strongly influences the choices that students make, how much effort they expend, and how they persist when obstacles arise (Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002).”
From The Effects of Online Homework on Achievement and Self-efficacy of College Algebra Students (2009) · cites this paper as Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002
Students benefit from being given the opportunity to develop mastery.
“Students benefit from being given the opportunity to develop mastery (Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002).”
From The Effects of Online Homework on Achievement and Self-efficacy of College Algebra Students (2009) · cites this paper as Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002
Students who struggle academically because of motivational, educational, or physiological challenges often demonstrate low and inaccurate levels of self-efficacy, often as a result of misunderstanding the value of persistence and hard work.
“Students who struggle academically because of motivational, educational, or even physiological challenges often demonstrate low and inaccurate levels of self-efficacy, often as a result of a misunderstanding of the value of persistence and hard work (Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002).”
From The Effects of Online Homework on Achievement and Self-efficacy of College Algebra Students (2009) · cites this paper as Linnenbrink & Pintrich, 2002
Cites
Self-efficacy: The exercise of control
Bandura, A., Freeman, W. H., & Lightsey, R. (1999) · Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy · doi:10.1891/0889-8391.13.2.158 · Cited by 46,835 · see citing works
A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality.
Dweck, C. S., & Leggett, E. L. (1988) · Psychological Review · doi:10.1037/0033-295x.95.2.256 · Cited by 9,745 · see citing works
Motivational and self-regulated learning components of classroom academic performance.
Pintrich, P. R., & De Groot, E. V. (1990) · Journal of Educational Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-0663.82.1.33 · Cited by 8,332 · see citing works
Self-citationAn attributional theory of achievement motivation and emotion
Weiner, B. (1985) · Psychological Review · doi:10.1037/0033-295x.92.4.548 · Cited by 7,846 · see citing works
Classrooms: Goals, structures, and student motivation.
Ames, C. (1992) · Journal of Educational Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-0663.84.3.261 · Cited by 6,468 · see citing works
Self-Efficacy and Academic Motivation
Schunk, D. H. (1991) · Educational Psychologist · doi:10.1080/00461520.1991.9653133 · Cited by 4,292 · see citing works
Reliability and Predictive Validity of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (Mslq)
Pintrich, P. R., Smith, D. A. F., Garcia, T., & Mckeachie, W. J. (1993) · Educational and Psychological Measurement · doi:10.1177/0013164493053003024 · Cited by 3,646 · see citing works
Self-citationHarackiewicz, J. M., Barron, K. E., Tauer, J. M., Carter, S. M., & Elliot, A. J. (2000) · Journal of Educational Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-0663.92.2.316 · Cited by 892 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Cited by
Sorted by citations
The making of the motivated strategies for learning questionnaire.
Duncan, T. G., & McKeachie, W. J. (2005) · Educational Psychologist · doi:10.1207/s15326985ep4002_6 · Cited by 1,024 · see citing works
Makransky, G., & Lilleholt, L. (2018) · Educational Technology Research and Development · doi:10.1007/s11423-018-9581-2 · Cited by 796 · see citing works
Fan, Y., Tang, L., Le, H., Shen, K., Tan, S., Zhao, Y., Shen, Y., Li, X., & Gašević, D. (2025) · British Journal of Educational Technology · doi:10.1111/bjet.13544 · Cited by 805 · see citing works
A mobile gamification learning system for improving the learning motivation and achievements
Su, C., & Cheng, C. (2015) · Journal of Computer Assisted Learning · doi:10.1111/jcal.12088 · Cited by 648 · see citing works
How does desktop virtual reality enhance learning outcomes? A structural equation modeling approach
Ai-Lim Lee, E., Wong, K. W., & Fung, C. C. (2010) · Computers & Education · doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2010.06.006 · Cited by 580 · see citing works
College students' academic motivation, media engagement and fear of missing out
Alt, D. (2015) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.chb.2015.02.057 · Cited by 536 · see citing works
Chiu, S.-I. (2014) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.chb.2014.01.024 · Cited by 407 · see citing works
Support, belonging, motivation, and engagement in the college classroom: A mixed method study
Zumbrunn, S., McKim, C., Buhs, E., & Hawley, L. R. (2014) · Instructional Science · doi:10.1007/s11251-014-9310-0 · Cited by 337 · see citing works
Does integrating physical activity in the elementary school classroom influence academic motivation?
Vazou, S., Gavrilou, P., Mamalaki, E., Papanastasiou, A., & Sioumala, N. (2012) · International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology · doi:10.1080/1612197x.2012.682368 · Cited by 92 · see citing works
Becoming a Scientist—Career Choice Characteristics
Sasson, I. (2021) · International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education · doi:10.1007/s10763-020-10059-9 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
The Effects of Online Homework on Achievement and Self-efficacy of College Algebra Students
Brewer, D. S. (2009) · Utah State University · doi:10.26076/e6cf-1985 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Volchok, E. (2019) · Community College Journal of Research and Practice · doi:10.1080/10668926.2018.1556134 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
- Authors
- Linnenbrink, E. A., & Pintrich, P. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Toledo (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Corresponding author
- Linnenbrink, Elizabeth A.
- Venue
- School Psychology Review
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2002-09-01
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 313-327
- ISSN
- 0279-6015 (ISSN-L)
- 2372-966X
- OpenAlex
- W1519406596
- Cited by
- 973
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 22 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 68 · 2021: 54 · 2020: 57 · 2019: 53 · 2018: 58 · 2017: 41 · 2016: 69 · 2015: 62 · 2014: 71 · 2013: 61 · 2012: 52
- FWCI
- 14.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- School Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Keywords
- student motivation, academic self-efficacy, attribution theory, intrinsic motivation, achievement goals, academic performance, instruction, assessment
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review