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Do *Goals* Motivate Students? How about *Feedback*?
Motivation has been a HOT TOPIC this year in all the schools I’ve visited. Everywhere…

Enjoyment or Skill? The Case of Reading
Do we want our students to ENJOY math, or to BE SKILLED AT math? At…

Putting It All Together: Connecting “Motivation” with “Teaching Style”
Researchers tend to focus on particular topics in education. Some folks study attention, while others look…

Get It Done by Ayelet Fishbach
Over the last few months, I have been working with a student who is retaking…

Reframing Motivation: Urgent vs. Interesting
You are walking through a museum after closing time, peering into room after room. You…

Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less by Ellen Braaten
In Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less: How to Rekindle Your Child’s Motivation, Ellen Braaten…

It’s All in the Timing: Improving Study Skills with Just-Right...
Some research-based teaching advice requires complex rethinking of our work. For instance: We know that…

Beyond Slogans and Posters: The Science of Student Motivation
In many cases, cognitive science offers clear teaching advice. You’re curious about working memory? We’ve…

The Source of Student Motivation: Deeper than We Know?
Usually I blog about specific research findings that inform education. Today — to mix things…