Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Without adequate reading, students will be reluctant, or unable, to participate in class discussions and conversations for lack of understanding and fear of not measuring-up to peers (Severe, E., Course Context I teach a required, writing-intensive course for students in their junior year of their undergraduate studies. Stalnaker, J.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

A 2021 OECD study found that 15-year-olds consistently show lower levels of creativity and curiosity than 10-year-olds globally. A follow-up study in 2025 confirmed this trend, highlighting even steeper declines where secondary students have fewer opportunities to build new skills.

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Ethics Science Game-Based Learning Motivation 153

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

The Rise of Online Learning Online learning has increasingly become a staple in education, with studies showing that over 30% of students now prefer it over traditional classroom settings. A study from the U.S. Department of Education found that 77% of online students reported a better balance between their studies and personal life.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Meanwhile, participating in global education programs in countries like Finland, India, and the U.S. How do you ensure your students remain active participants in their learning process, especially in digital or hybrid learning environments? This kind of structured choice fosters agency and motivation.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

To address this dismal response to education, we must promote inclusive and respectful learning environments that foster engagement, motivation, and active discourse. Aside from promoting positive interdependence and individual accountability, students participate equally through simultaneous interactions.

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Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 59

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

To address this dismal response to education, we must promote inclusive and respectful learning environments that foster engagement, motivation, and active discourse. Aside from promoting positive interdependence and individual accountability, students participate equally through simultaneous interactions.

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Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 61

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

In the 10 years since I chose a book called Make it Stick for a book study in the summer of 2015, I’ve been encouraging teachers to add more retrieval practice to their teaching. A big and growing body of research tells us that when we study with retrieval, we learn and remember things much better than we do by other review methods.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2025

Researchers have found that learners’ sense of belonging enhances psychological flexibility, learner satisfaction, motivation, and professional identity, thereby increasing student success (Carter et al., Faculty should strongly consider whether their academic space provides the area for learners to study and have meals together.

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Evaluation Motivation Activities Study 59

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Chickering and Gamson (1987) remind us about the importance of participation and engagement in the classroom: “Learning is not a spectator sport. Many studies have looked at ways to ensure the quality of online courses, providing general suggestions for best practices in the online environment (McNeal & Gray, 2021).

eLearning 69

eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 69

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Chickering and Gamson (1987) remind us about the importance of participation and engagement in the classroom: “Learning is not a spectator sport. Many studies have looked at ways to ensure the quality of online courses, providing general suggestions for best practices in the online environment (McNeal & Gray, 2021).

eLearning 67

eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 67

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2025

Researchers have found that learners’ sense of belonging enhances psychological flexibility, learner satisfaction, motivation, and professional identity, thereby increasing student success (Carter et al., Faculty should strongly consider whether their academic space provides the area for learners to study and have meals together.

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Evaluation Motivation Activities Study 53

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

By writing letters to local leaders, inviting leaders to speak in your classroom, or even participating in civic projects, your students can learn about leadership, community impact, and the power of their voices. Hearing directly from experts can motivate students to dream big, explore new fields they haven’t considered, or find a new hobby.

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Writing Questions Discussions Activities 52

Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

And they entered college with gaps in study skills and anxiety about social interactions. That disengagement hindered attendance and participation during and after the pandemic, Davidson-Boyd said. “A Maintaining motivation to graduate One challenge to keeping students in college comes from the regional job market, Boyd-Davidson said.

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Math English Lecturing High School 88

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The Motive It is unknown whether Ruiz intended to cheat in New York or if the opportunity merely presented itself and she took it. Suppose race officials instituted a rule that said, Any participant using the subway will be disqualified. They ensure participants are on track toward a successful finish. Im here to help!

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Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 92

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

I offered students a chance to ask about my education, experience in finance, the time I lived and studied in Paris, or how I ended up teaching at a community college. It can be constructive, motivating, and well-meaning in certain contexts. But a few years ago, I removed the slide. This perspective is not inherently bad.

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Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 70

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

I offered students a chance to ask about my education, experience in finance, the time I lived and studied in Paris, or how I ended up teaching at a community college. It can be constructive, motivating, and well-meaning in certain contexts. But a few years ago, I removed the slide. This perspective is not inherently bad.

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Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 70

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

It is rather the result of unhampered participation in a meaningful society." Learning, in my experience, is primarily a process of self-motivated individuals interacting with their environment and the people they find there. It's not always joyful, of course, but the learning is always self-motivated.

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Motivation Testing Failure Grades 101

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

The slides include both psychology-specific and social-emotional prompts, including prompts about motivation and emotion, states of consciousness, and developmental psychology. Should children receive participation trophies if they dont win? Should kindergartners use tablets and laptops? Why or why not?

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2024

Society has always been fascinated to learn about the motivations of famous athletes, entertainers, and politicians and how they came to their profession. What if, similarly, we learned about the motivations of aspiring K-12 teachers, and used that to predict how effective they will be and how long they will stay in the classroom?

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Motivation Teachers Essay Language 208

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This cloud reflects the actions or physical manifestations of engagement, such as learning, interest, participation, focus, attention, and curiosity. However, to truly understand teacher engagement we must understand the dimensions of this motivational construct. What is teacher engagement?

Blended Learning 533

Blended Learning Teachers Coaching Learning 533

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

And yet, adults regularly set out to study a second (or third, or fourth) language. So programs intended to make that process easier and faster are tapping into the science of motivation to improve their methods. That’s the kind of question asked by researchers who study motivation.

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Motivation Language Languages Learning 214

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Here’s Why Kids Should Participate in Extracurricular Activities Most parents ignore this, but playtime activities significantly contribute to a child’s overall development. That said, below are a few reasons your child should actively participate in extracurricular activities: 1.

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Participation Activities Lecturing Critical Thinking 169

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. With increasing coursework and extracurricular activities, a structured approach to studying helps manage time effectively, reduces stress, and boosts learning outcomes. For example, you could find a selection of study material at Studocu that you can utilize.

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High School High School Study Exams 167

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

When students, or anyone for that matter, experience input that feels controlling or puts pressure on them to think or act in a specific way, the result is lower levels of self-determination that can negatively impact motivation. Instead of managing students, I’d love for teachers to focus on motivating students. Click To Tweet.

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Classroom Management Motivation Blended Learning Feedback 420

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

“Several empirical studies have confirmed that students in gamified learning environments achieve higher levels of motivation and cognitive engagement compared to those in traditional classroom settings” (Dehghanzadeh et al., When studying vocabulary words, I used Quizlet Live to make practice more interactive.

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Gamification Multiple Choice Questions Motivation Social Studies 306

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

This is a critical shift if we want to cultivate expert learners who are resourceful, strategic, and motivated. Over time, the lack of autonomy and agency also negatively impacts a learner’s motivation. How might a whole group, real-time discussion make it challenging for some students to participate?

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Blended Learning Learning Lecturing Motivation 518

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In the following, you will conduct an interview with a human respondent to find out the participant’s motivations and reasoning regarding their voting choice during the legislative elections on June 30, 2024, in France, a few days after the interview.” And the reason is that they feel like the AI is a non-judgmental entity.

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Study Science Participation Research Methods 187

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2019

Dan Levy had long considered himself an equitable instructor in terms of calling on students to participate in class discussions. Afterward, the tool produces a report showing which students participated, and whether there are any trends or disparities in terms of the backgrounds of students who were more engaged or called upon.

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Lecturing Participation Instructors Beliefs 161

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

The students queried are participants in this year’s MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (M3 Challenge), an annual internet-based, intensive math modeling contest organized by SIAM. For 35 percent of respondents, getting a scholarship or a good-paying job was a motivating factor.

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Math Motivation STEM Students 300

eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

In a TEDx talk titled The Super Mario Effect–Tricking Your Brain into Learning More , Mark Rober highlighted how video games like Super Mario can motivate people to achieve their goals by viewing failures as learning opportunities. Theyre encouraged to embrace mistakes, stay motivated, and deepen their understanding of the material.

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Failure Motivation Gamification Cognitive Development 328

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

When you have to compete with a warm sun, sandy beaches, and playful friends, motivating students in summer school can be a daunting challenge. Do you remember the Hawthorne Effect Study? Let your summer school students experience this motivator. Here’s the logic behind that: Students react well to change.

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Motivation Schools Syllabus Students 151

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Provide personal questionnaires, pay attention to the extracurriculars students participate in and their behavior with other students. Bringing parts of their personal lives into the learning process is not only motivating, but also improves knowledge retention over time. 5: Linking information and student participation (tie).

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Student Engagement Hybrid Learning Students Participation 300

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2024

When my friend, Emma, was preparing for finals, she used Trello to organize her study schedule, Quizlet for flashcards, and weekly Google Meet sessions with classmates to discuss tough topics, transforming her test stress into an effective study routine. Because studying for exams can feel overwhelming.

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Exams Study Syllabus Testing 157

Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Thirty-two percent of participants cited personal or family issues, 24 percent named financial reasons, and 11 percent said they stopped out for work or to pursue a career. The groups surveyed more than 3,000 people between the age of 20 and 34 who left college without a degree. Why did these students leave? But he said as U.S.

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Study Students Motivation Attention 216

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In fact, some studies confirm that competition has benefits , though they vary based on the individual and the competition. In middle school, I participated in Future City , a STEM competition for middle schoolers. Competition can be thrilling and motivating to those who choose to engage.

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Motivation Students Middle School Middle School 171

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Assignments that engage students in creative practices motivate hard-to reach students and provide an opportunity for all students to be successful. These tools have spaces where students can ask questions to historical figures, participate in problem-solving simulations, and learn through hands-on exploring.

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Technology Critical Thinking Assignments Motivation 317

eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2023

Nearly 60 percent of teachers indicate that although teaching STEM is challenging, it offers educators unique rewards by engaging their student’s curiosity and enhancing their motivation, according to Samsung Solve for Tomorrow’s “The State of STEM Education” survey. Solve for Tomorrow challenges U.S.

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