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Robinson, Peter M. – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
Surface approaches to learning materials and tasks are a commonplace challenge to teachers, and they prove difficult to shift, even among students who are otherwise talented or motivated to learn. The present study investigates a theory that surface approaches are triggered by a suboptimal, aversive response to learning stimuli, which overrides…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation

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