Students’ previous performance in a school subject as well as social influences can affect their motivation. As humans, we like to compare—be it comparing our experiences in different contexts or ...

This study developed an approach to evaluating the appropriateness of student effort within a mastery instructional system and then investigated the interrelationship of achievement motivation, effort ...

Aimed at those college students who sometimes struggle to get out of bed in the morning, an “Igniting Your Motivation” workshop was held Wednesday evening by the Academic Achievement Center. Assistant ...

Where ya' headed? Easy to answer as long as the destination could be located by a GPS system. A little harder when we are talking about finding meaning in work and in life. Knowing what motivates you, ...

One-hundred-eighty-five high-school junior and senior students were classified as underachievers, overachievers, and achievers, by percentile rank positions on CEEB scores and achievement tests in ...

For years, debate has raged about the validity of IQ tests. Critics claim that these tests are subject to all sorts of biases, but research shows that IQ results are good predictors of several aspects ...