ED369773 SP035224
Title: Motivation To Learn: From Theory to Practice. Second Edition.
Author(s): Stipek, Deborah J.
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0-205-14697
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Allyn and Bacon, A Division of Simon & Schuster,
Inc., 160 Gould Street, Needham Heights, MA 02194.
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Information
Analysis (070)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Massachusetts
Journal Announcement: RIESEP1994
Target Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
This book
integrates theory, research, and practical issues related to achievement
motivation, and provides an overview of current theories in the
field, including reinforcement theory, intrinsic motivation, and
cognitive theories. The text gives concrete examples and practical
guidance for diagnosing and improving students' motivation, focuses
on motivation in academic situations, and gives examples from athletic
and other achievement contexts. Charts, checklists, and diagnostic
tools are provided to help practicing teachers diagnose motivational
problems and assess the motivational effects of their own behaviors
and teaching strategies. Following a preface, the volume is organized
into the following 12 chapters: (1) "Profiles of Motivational
Problems" (introduces five children with motivational problems);
(2) "Defining
Achievement Motivation"; (3) "Reinforcement Theory";
(4) "Social Cognitive Theory"; (5) "Intrinsic Motivation";
(6) "Maximizing Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom";
(7) "From Reinforcement to Cognition"; (8) "Perception
of Ability"; (9) "Achievement Anxiety"; (10) "Maintaining
Positive Achievement-Related Beliefs"; (11) "Communicating
Expectations"; and (12) "Real Students" (considers
possible remedies for the problems of the children introduced in
chapter 1). Appendices provide forms and instructions for identifying
motivation problems, external reinforcement (teacher self reports),
observations of teachers' use of praise, ratings of the intrinsic
value of tasks, and teacher ratings of student helplessness. (Contains
approximately 500 references.) (LL)
Descriptors: Achievement Need; *Diagnostic Teaching; Educational
Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Epistemology; Fear of
Success; Higher Education; Learning Motivation; Literature Reviews;
*Motivation Techniques; *Positive Reinforcement; *Self Motivation;
Social Cognition; Student Behavior; *Student Motivation; Teacher
Education; Teacher Expectations of Students; Teacher Student Relationship;
Theories; Theory Practice Relationship
