Motivating Students to Learn

Kathryn R. Wentzel is Professor in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at University of Maryland, College Park, USA.

• 1. Introduction to Motivation to Learn 2. What Is It That I Want to Do? Classroom Goals 3. What Am I Supposed to Do? Extrinsic Goals and Incentives 4. Is This Important and Enjoyable to Do? Intrinsic Motivation and Values 5. Is This Important and Enjoyable To Do? Making Learning Attractive and Interesting 6. Can I Do It? What Causes Success and Failure? Beliefs about Ability, Causality, and Control 7. Does Anybody Care? Relationships and Classroom Community 8. Stimulating Students’ Motivation to Learn 9. Motivational Challenges: Strategies for Working with Alienated and Discouraged Students 10. The Role of Family and Culture in Motivation to Learn 11. Motivation to Teach 12. Looking Back and Ahead: Integrating Motivational Goals into Your Planning and Teaching