Exposure to information increases motivation to learn more. [PDF]
Low motivation to learn in undergraduate general education courses hinders learning. Research has identified strategies that increase motivation to learn before students are asked to learn content (e.g., outlining the utility of the course material for future careers).
Ditta AS +3 more
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Gender motivational gap and contribution of different teaching approaches to female students' motivation to learn physics. [PDF]
This research focuses on potential gender differences in motivation to learn Physics with the aim to determine the weakest female motivational components to learn Physics and the contribution of different teaching approaches (using real and virtual ...
Radulović B +3 more
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Vietnamese non-English-major students' motivation to learn English: from activity theory perspective. [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to investigate Vietnamese non-English majors' motivation to learn English as a foreign language (EFL) based on the activity theory perspective.
Nguyen SV, Habók A.
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Motivation to learn is associated with academic success, positive attitudes towards school, greater student and teacher satisfaction and better discipline. In developing the concept, motivation has been viewed as a personality trait or state depending on the situation, or as a combination of traits and states.
Danica Nikolić-Vesković
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Relationship between metacognitive awareness and motivation to learn in medical students. [PDF]
In self-regulated learning, learning is defined as metacognitively guided, intrinsically motivated and strategic. In the context of medical education, the development of self-regulated learning can be associated with better academic and clinical ...
Siqueira MAM +6 more
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Motivation to learn: an overview of contemporary theories. [PDF]
To succinctly summarise five contemporary theories about motivation to learn, articulate key intersections and distinctions among these theories, and identify important considerations for future research.
Cook DA, Artino AR.
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Assessing the motivation to learn in cattle. [PDF]
Cognitive challenges may provide a form of enrichment to improve the welfare of captive animals. Primates, dolphins, and goats will voluntarily participate in learning tasks suggesting that these are rewarding, but little work has been conducted on ...
Meagher RK +3 more
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Student motivation to learn: is self-belief the key to transition and first year performance in an undergraduate health professions program? [PDF]
Student motivation to learn has been undervalued to date though has been identified as an area influencing student success and retention at university. The transition into university has been highlighted as a key period affecting student outcomes as well
Edgar S +3 more
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Changes to students’ motivation to learn science
Studies that investigated the relations between the environment and students’ motivation to engage with science have typically looked at the state of students’ motivation at a given time and its relations with the environment. This study took a different
David Fortus, Israel Touitou
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Outcome unpredictability affects outcome-specific motivation to learn. [PDF]
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