University computer science (CS) courses serve as important bridges into further CS study and careers in STEM. Yet many women and underrepresented students with interests in STEM turn away from these ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, one prevailing challenge persists: motivating students. The last few years have witnessed a noticeable shift in student behavior, consisting of apathy, ...

Meaningful student support starts in the classroom, the lab and the everyday relationships that faculty build with learners.

In Jarek Janio’s Inside Higher Ed opinion column, “Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets,’” Janio argues that, to promote better student learning, college instructors should ignore questions about ...

When I started teaching back in 1999, I had a problem. As students finished their final assignments in my educational psychology courses and went off to become teachers, they were pretty good at ...

While many factors contribute to a student’s capacity for accomplishment, naturally motivated students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to succeed, according to a new study.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Yurou Wang, University of Alabama (THE CONVERSATION) Imagine a student using a writing ...

One theory contrasts implicit and explicit motivation. When we are implicitly motivated, we learn because we find the subject fascinating, because we want to achieve mastery of the subject or because ...

One of our favorite books is How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching by Susan A. Ambrose and others. The chapter we turn to again and again is “What Factors Motivate ...

Student motivation is a challenge to teachers, especially during this time of the year. Here, two educators share their ideas on how we can encourage it to grow ... Whitney Emke, the associate ...