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Situating Motivation
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Nolen, Susan Bobbitt; Horn, Ilana Seidel; Ward, Christopher J. – Educational Psychologist, 2015
This article describes a situative approach to studying motivation to learn in social contexts. We begin by contrasting this perspective to more prevalent psychological approaches to the study of motivation, describing epistemological and methodological differences that have constrained conversation between theoretical groups. We elaborate on…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Learning Theories, Epistemology, Educational Psychology