Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

GradeCraft is an award-winning, game-oriented LMS designed to boost student engagement and motivation. Gameful learning has a strong focus on students’ self-motivation. They can actually learn from failure, so there is really no cost to fail. We don’t want you to be a failure. Gameful Design. That is a key part of this.”

Failure 166

Failure Assignments Quizzes Motivation 166

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Educational researchers very often do not have a strong motivation, having made a discovery, to take the next step and put it in a form that will diffuse.” If that happens with the Empirical Educator Project, we will consider it a failure and will not have another convening of the same type.”.

Educational Technologies 94

Educational Technologies Technology Education Failure 94

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

Most of those students are bright and energetic, highly capable students—they may even be extra motivated to succeed because of the hurdles they’ve had to overcome just to get into college. But we don’t tend to talk about the ugly details–the challenges, the failures, the frustrations. But they lack resources.

Failure 149

Failure Students Motivation Communication 149

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The educational environment can be a good example of this. In some cases we can force ourselves to pay attention if there’s an external motivator, like grades, but we’re not learning as much in those conditions as we would if there were other kinds of evidence-based activities and interactive strategies used.

Art 167

Art Science Teaching Failure 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Every time I hear this, I am faced with the gut-wrenching realization that the student has internalized failure by age eleven. This raises two questions for me: How can we turn eleven-year-olds who have internalized failure into students like Abby who retain information for years?

Teaching 168

Teaching Failure Quizzes Learning 168

Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2019

At the same time, employers struggle to fill open positions for jobs that require more education than a high school diploma but less than a four-year college degree This paradox is the result of a market failure: Our education and training systems are increasingly both out of touch with employers’ needs and out of reach for young adults.

Failure 136

Failure Motivation Evaluation Intelligence 136

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Basically they argue that students should be challenged with a problem even if they can’t properly solve it because they haven’t learned the material yet, and then the failure to solve it will motivate them to watch the lecture looking for the necessary information.

Lecturing 211

Lecturing Learning Instructors Failure 211

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2021

And the most successful were those that shared their work—their successes and their failures—as well as those who were empathetic and learned from others. In other words, techniques that revolve around how to motivate others to do a task need to be set aside to focus on better understanding and connecting with a human being.”

Coaching 218

Coaching Schools Failure Testing 218

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2023

The Learning Ally Audiobook Solution As children age and learning shifts from learning to read to reading to learn, support can mean the difference between learning from reading or suffering sustained academic failure.

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Reading Failure Motivation Study 160

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

This focus on individual students requires a high level of student autonomy and intrinsic motivation—which makes growth mindset a natural complement to personalized learning. It’s about trying different strategies, seeking out and making use of feedback, asking for help, and analyzing the reasons behind successes and failures.

Failure 138

Failure Learning Achievement Essay 138

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

The problem is that as an educator, my natural inclination is to provide these students more direct instruction, increased support and even hand-holding at times—but in a society that values individuals who are motivated, persistent self-starters with initiative, that’s not fair. This increased motivation.

Learning 158

Learning Assignments Students Motivation 158

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Recognizing her potential as a math scholar, I encouraged her to ask questions, embrace mistakes and find motivation in difficult tasks. She started to see mistakes not as failures but as opportunities to learn and grow. Despite facing significant personal challenges that often kept her out of school, she remained resilient.

Math 213

Math Beliefs Students Failure 213

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Motivated to change this conversation and influence policy at the state and local levels, I ran for school board in 2021. A crushing defeat in many ways that made me feel like a failure. Still, I hoped that being the only teacher on the ballot and having a commitment to my community through service would push me to victory, regardless.

Teachers 187

Teachers Coaching Middle School Middle School 187

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

A moment of inspiration came while observing my students as they played different types of games—they were fueled by various motivations. I thought, if I could identify what motivated them during play, I could tap into that during learning. My intent with this shift in practice was to get to know my students in a deeper way.

Motivation 140

Motivation Students Special Education Math 140

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Researcher Doris Santoro, author of “Demoralized,” explains that demoralization occurs when teachers “encounter consistent and pervasive challenges to enacting the values that motivate their work.” In fact, educational leadership experts say that culture is always at play in a school’s success or failure.

Teachers 217

Teachers Coaching Schools Counselling 217

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2022

Not the type of superficial power that comes from being big, strong and loud, but a deeper type of power that comes from the ability to problem-solve, self-regulate, empathize and negotiate with peers, learn from failure and ultimately to become active members of a shared community. Imagine a child running with a stick.

Attention 217

Attention Communication Failure Languages 217

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2017

In her early teaching years, Wanny Hersey learned how hands-on projects—which would eventually become known as “making”— could engage and motivate her English students like nothing she’d seen before. She’d witnessed the heartbreak of watching a one-size-fits-all education system fail to engage students who needed it most.

Education 166

Education Failure Art Grades 166

Edsurge

MAY 31, 2022

There have been stunning valuation declines, with brand name failures like Robolex, once acclaimed as the “future of education”—seeing half its stock value vanish in the past year and with investors predicting more tough times ahead for the company’s shareholders. And how does this factor into your optimism for the edtech sector?

STEM 171

STEM Failure Motivation Educational Technologies 171

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Arcadia took care not only to define values— collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, empathy and learning from failure—that would cut across those historical restraints, but also to implement new processes that would signal to its people that it was serious about those values.

Failure 149

Failure Blended Learning Critical Thinking Middle School 149

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. On the other hand, companies like Curriculum Associates took the path of blended learning and have seen significant growth driven by a technology-first model. EdSurge: What technology has actually delivered on its promise?

Education 143

Education Textbooks Blended Learning Failure 143

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

At HAIL, there was a powerful sense of urgency around the need to make higher education more accessible and responsive to learners. And the motivation for institutional change is student needs. The opportunity for course credit or leadership roles ties institutional change to the motivations and life of students in tangible ways.

Motivation 114

Motivation Students Failure Participation 114

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2017

What followed was an amazing example of student motivation, creativity, resourcefulness and personalized learning at its best. Specifically, how could I motivate students to push their learning beyond set rubric requirements or specific targets? She is a regular presenter at state and national educational technology conferences.

Motivation 114

Motivation Failure Students Knowledge 114

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Good video games are incredibly effective at capturing our attention, converting extrinsic rewards into intrinsic motivation, and creating meaningful experiences. Games Fulfill Core Psychological Needs Incorporating gaming into education doesn’t necessarily mean more screen time. Games fulfill different core psychological needs.

Gamification 149

Gamification Learning Culture Students 149

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2020

We all understood the consequences of failure and how each of us could contribute to our organization’s success. Having collaborators, advisors and supporters who know you deeply—and know how to motivate you—makes a huge difference. This transparency rallied the staff; everyone felt like we were on the same team.

Education 209

Education Counselling Curriculum Motivation 209

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2025

She says that many students, especially if theyre the first in their family to attend college, dont know what a writing center is and even if they do, they believe getting help is a sign of failure. This motivates them to complete their classes and gives them a person they can trust throughout their time in college.

Students 168

Students Math Writing Skills 168

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

An Education Week survey found that the vast majority of educators believe that a growth-oriented mindset can help improve students’ motivation, commitment and engagement in learning. They learned about neuroscience, shared personal examples and watched videos of famous failures. At my last school in San Jose, Calif.,

Beliefs 160

Beliefs Failure Feedback Math 160

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

He also ponders whether games can both teach and measure 21st-century skills, considers the barriers to a broader use of GBL in schools and discusses the not-so-mysterious motivational power of Pokemon. A third reason is the opportunity to experiment with different identities in a safe environment where failure doesn’t matter.

Game-Based Learning 168

Game-Based Learning Teaching Learning Testing 168

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

This does not necessarily make MOOCs a failure. Face-to-face time, whether in person or via video conference, can help make the course experience feel more personalized and motivating. Online courses generally require a great deal of intrinsic motivation to complete. Use the power of peer pressure.

Assignments 167

Assignments Teaching Assistants Motivation Failure 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Ralphie was forced back into a setting where he was already behind and set up for failure—he was 16 years old and in his second year of high school, but still on the roll as a freshman. Ralphie needed to understand how his actions affected others, and the adults in his life needed to understand what the motivations were behind his actions.

Counselling 178

Counselling Students Failure Motivation 178

Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2023

As students progress through their education, school becomes a less creative and exploratory place to be and students become less engaged and optimistic about their learning. Fear of failure can lead to a lack of creative thought and progress within communities. What Does This Mean for Today’s Students?

Art 217

Art Education Multidisciplinary Students 217

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2019

Even when it happens individually, having a supporting community can provide learners with the motivation and opportunities for applying and connecting knowledge. Q2: For our new-trad students who are often first gen, hearing our human stories of failure and challenge is critical to building trust. We have to gain trust.”.

Failure 132

Failure Instructors Discussions Culture 132

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

Seek Out Educated Conversations The people you surround yourself with can have a significant impact on your personal and career growth. Be intentional and nurture relationships with motivated friends and professionals who support your goals but who are also constructively critical.

Students 149

Students Failure Beliefs Skills 149

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

–Jessica Campos, Instructional Technology Coach, Mesquite Independent School District In the 2024 to 2025 school year, districts will be asking more questions about evidence of impact when they’re evaluating and selecting education technology solutions. Schenker, Ed.D.,

Schools 337

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 337

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2018

The promise is that such small nudges can motivate recipients to get back on track and keep them from dropping out. Such research, he says, has shown the importance of sending messages when students have academic successes, not just when failure is on the horizon. But in some cases such efforts actually cause more harm than good.

Failure 139

Failure Ethics Motivation Attention 139

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

minimizing failure and providing immediate feedback for students. Well-designed games feature certain design elements that motivate us to either try harder or try a different approach. Yet elements such as clear goals, the use of strategy and even low-stakes failure were less frequently associated with successful outcomes.

Skills 168

Skills Critical Thinking Game-Based Learning Failure 168

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

What he found was that the right messages, delivered at the right time, can boost attendance and reduce course failure, as results published in The Journal of Human Resources in 2019 showed. Around that time, Bergman decided to build his own messaging technology to support his research. Course failures dipped by 28 percent.

Failure 109

Failure Students Assignments Beliefs 109

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

But despite the compelling nature of this "Netflix of Education" vision, it can encourage a misleading view of personalized learning. Examining several key areas where the educational Netflix analogy breaks down can help us better understand the qualities of an effective personalized learning solution. Do Learners Really Know Best?

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Education Evaluation Failure Essay 155