Motivating Students to Learn

Jere Brophy (deceased) was University Distinguished Professor of Teacher Education and of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education at Michigan State University.

Preface


1. Student Motivation: The Teacher’s Perspective


2. Establishing a Learning Community in Your Classroom





3. Supporting Students’ Confidence as Learners





4. Goal Theory





5. Rebuilding Discouraged Students’ Confidence and Willingness to Learn





6. Providing Extrinsic Incentives





7. Self-Determination Theory of Intrinsic Motivation: Meeting Students’ Needs for Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness





8. Other Ways to Support Students’ Intrinsic Motivation





9. Stimulating Students’ Motivation to Learn





10. Socializing Uninterested or Alienated Students





11. Adapting to Differences in Students’ Motivational Patterns





12. Looking Back and Ahead: Integrating Motivational Goals Into Your Planning and Teaching





Author Index





Subject Index