Publication Date
| In 2026 | 22 |
| Since 2025 | 1870 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 9356 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 19992 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 34853 |
Descriptor
| Student Motivation | 32273 |
| Foreign Countries | 18384 |
| Motivation | 13741 |
| Student Attitudes | 12937 |
| Teaching Methods | 11214 |
| Learning Motivation | 9165 |
| Academic Achievement | 7653 |
| College Students | 6577 |
| Higher Education | 6360 |
| Teacher Attitudes | 5187 |
| Second Language Learning | 5027 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 3136 |
| Teachers | 2690 |
| Researchers | 649 |
| Administrators | 486 |
| Policymakers | 255 |
| Students | 245 |
| Parents | 200 |
| Media Staff | 100 |
| Counselors | 67 |
| Community | 32 |
| Support Staff | 17 |
| More ▼ | |
Location
| Turkey | 1447 |
| Australia | 1393 |
| China | 1239 |
| Canada | 966 |
| United Kingdom | 934 |
| United States | 703 |
| Germany | 691 |
| Taiwan | 634 |
| United Kingdom (England) | 631 |
| Indonesia | 621 |
| California | 605 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 27 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 38 |
| Does not meet standards | 27 |
Download full textLynch, Robert C.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1970
A study was conducted at the University of Maryland to determine how consistently students perform on examinations in a given class and whether it is possible to alter this relationship through the introduction of an intervening variable, such as a reinforcing and encouraging letter from the instructor. Letter grades and test scores were obtained…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Expectation, Grade Prediction
Wieneke, Chris – 1976
Information is presented on attitudes of students enrolling for the first time at the University of New South Wales in 1975. Attitudes toward higher education, anticipated difficulties in making the transition from high school to university, and ideas about the likely demands and rewards of advanced study were surveyed, using a forced-choice…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Articulation (Education), Aspiration, College Freshmen
Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, HI. Kamehameha Early Education Project. – 1974
This report lists the 34 major research findings from the Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP) for the years 1971-1975. Each finding is accompanied by a listing of KEEP technical reports and working papers which contain information relevant to that finding. Included among areas covered in the findings are: (1) student motivation, (2) teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education
de Beaugrande, Robert – 1977
A "generative stylistics" approach to writing presents usable, conscious standards for the production, arrangement, and rearrangement of written discourse thereby teaching students how to make appropriate decisions about language usage. Based on research studies that indicate the dependence of the writing process on the decision making…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Criteria, Decision Making, Discourse Analysis
Swartz, M. Evelyn, Ed. – 1978
Intended for preservice regular education teachers, the modules in Series III address the knowledge and skills considered essential for working directly with exceptional children. It is explained in a series overview that many of the enabling activities require contact with children in the classroom and therefore the moduels should be used in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Jaynes, W. E. – 1980
As a follow-up to studies by McKechnie (1974) and Marano (1976), the relation of self-report questionnaire measures of worker motivation and temperament to similar measures of participation in leisure activities was explored. One sample of 72 college students was given worker motivation and temperament questionnaires. A second sample of 126…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Higher Education, Individual Activities
Johnson, Colleen L. – 1979
Although studies of social contact and mutual aid between the elderly and their children suggest impressive potentials for family supports, much less is known of this potential in a situation of illness and dependency. The family's potential at that stage when the older person's health deteriorates to the point that some external support is…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Dependents, Diseases, Environmental Influences
Schmidt, William; And Others – 1979
Selection of language arts instructional content can be guided by the concepts of integration (the entwining of language arts content with other subject matter) and meaningfulness. Among the considerations pertinent to the curricular concepts of integration and meaningfulness are the question of whether something is acceptable content and the need…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Arnold, Roslyn, Ed. – 1979
The eight articles in this booklet suggest activities designed to help students see drama as an active, engaging pursuit. The first article uses excerpts from Harold Pinter's "The Caretaker" to illustrate how improvisation can be used to help students discover meaning in a play. The second and third articles provide suggestions for…
Descriptors: Acting, Creative Dramatics, Drama, Listening Comprehension
Hobish, Toby T. – 1979
The hypotheses for the study were that: (1) there is a significant overall relationship between three variables (independence, level of masculinity, and level of socialization) in combination and two independent variables (sex and degree status) that is different for successful degree candidates (SDC) and all-but-dissertation (ABD) students; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations, Females
Patton, William E., Ed. – 1980
Seven articles present exercises and techniques to counteract weaknesses and deficiencies in social studies textbooks. Authors of the articles are William E. Patton, Donald O. Schneider, Mary Jo McGee Brown, Thomas N. Turner, Martin W. Sandler, and Jean Dresden Grambs. The authors are involved in various aspects of education, including curriculum…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Gallagher, Dolores – 1978
The behavioral view that depression results from inadequate, ineffective and/or insufficient reinforcers was explored. Since the depressed person does not act in a manner open to positive reinforcement by others, he suffers ongoing and deepening depression. The task of the therapist is to improve behavior, especially social skills, so that the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Gantz, Walter – 1980
A total of 286 subjects was presented with a series of motivations and asked to evaluate the relative importance of each in their exposure/avoidance decisions about watching sports programs on television. The 188 sports viewers assessed the importance of each motivation for their viewing of baseball, hockey, football, and tennis. The 98…
Descriptors: Athletics, Attention, Attention Control, Behavioral Science Research
Gauthier, R. Adrien – 1980
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether teachers interact differently with handicapped and normal students in a mainstreamed physical education class. Four elementary physical education classes were videotaped on five separate occasions. The resulting data were analyzed for differences in teacher-student interaction. It was observed…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exceptional Persons, Feedback, Interaction
LITTLE, J. KENNETH – 1958
A STATEWIDE STATISTICAL SURVEY WAS MADE OF THE VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH AFFECT THE DECISIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AFTER GRADUATION. OPINIONS AND INFORMATION WERE GATHERED FROM MORE THAN 40,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND COLLEGE GRADUATES. PARENTS AND TEACHERS ALSO CONTRIBUTED. A FOLLOWUP STUDY WAS…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, College Admission, College Attendance, College Preparation
