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Crow, Porter J. – Momentum, 1978
Teachers, professors, administrators must be alert to certain factors that indicate change if they wish to be successful, teaching and motivating in their chosen roles. Discusses those factors and presents six ways of motivating people to learn. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Role Models, Student Teacher Relationship, Teacher Effectiveness
Banner, James M., Jr.; Cannon, Harold C. – American Educator, 1998
Argues for teachers to exemplify enthusiastic learning so that students may be encouraged by example to seek to learn more and rise academically. Explores how teachers can become beacons for learning through an explanation of the nature of learning. Provides an example of teaching that inspires students to learn. (GR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Motivation, Student Motivation, Teacher Attitudes

Ragan, Stephen W. – 1979
The "direct instructional method" of teaching is a systematic approach for directing the learner's attention and eliciting an appropriate response. While this method is generally used in small group instruction, this paper suggests that it can be equally effective in large groups, and examples are given of ways to use this strategy.…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Constructed Response, Feedback, Interaction
Heller, Douglas; Sottile, James M., Jr. – 1996
The more that educators understand about student motivation, the better that teachers can tailor their pedagogy to prepare students for the job market. The purpose of this study was to acquire a more complete understanding of what drives secondary students and how student motivation and development relate to effective teaching. It is hoped that an…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 10, High Schools, Instruction

Lloyd, Bruce A.; Lloyd, Rosa C. – Reading Horizons, 1986
Describes students' views on how teaching methods could be improved. Suggestions for teachers include deemphasizing errors, providing a pleasant atmosphere, showing enjoyment, bringing in humor, admitting mistakes, giving homework, and letting students talk. (SRT)
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Learning Motivation, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
World Education, Inc., New York, NY. – 1975
Having used the apperception-interception method (AIM) of adult basic education (ABE) successfully abroad, World Education, with Office of Education funding and working at several American sites, developed a model of innovative ABE methods and materials for the United States, based on addressing learners' motivational problems. By using…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Discussion (Teaching Technique)