One theory contrasts implicit and explicit motivation. When we are implicitly motivated, we learn because we find the subject fascinating, because we want to achieve mastery of the subject or because ...

Motivation is everywhere in education. We’re told to cultivate it, sustain it, and assess it as if learning couldn’t happen without it. It’s common to hear that students need to be supported, inspired ...

Importantly, individual variability in curiosity-driven memory benefits for incidental material was supported by anticipatory ...

Psychologists say curiosity-driven learners may build problem-solving skills that traditional classrooms struggle to replicate.

Teachers play a critical role in motivating students and in identifying barriers to learning. The EdWeek Research Center surveyed middle and high school teachers as well as teenage students to learn ...

A student’s motivation in school is a key driver of their academic success. Yet, the demanding nature of high school classes, mixed with a teenager’s natural craving for independence and individual ...

A major new study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London has revealed that noncognitive skills—such as ...

On a recent morning, I had the chance to read poems my ninth-grade English students had written about encounters with racism. I was struck by the beauty and poignance of many of their lines. Yet I ...

Are you thinking about learning a language? Perhaps you’ve decided that it’s time to dust off your classroom French. Maybe you’re planning a trip to Japan and feel like you should make the effort to ...