Motivation matters and interest counts : fostering engagement in mathematics / James A. Middleton, Amanda Jansen.

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QA16 .M53 2011

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Author/Creator:

Middleton, James A.

Language:

English

Imprint:

Reston, VA : National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, c2011.

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Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

All students are motivated : why it matters to understand the reasons students do what they do
Motivation is learned
Motivation is adaptive
Motivation is in the moment
Motivations creates long-term attitudes
Motivation is social
Success matters
Emphasizing sense making and personal investment : using contexts judiciously
Providing challenge : start where students are, not where they are not
Limiting the use of rewards and other reinforcers : the hidden costs of rewards
Exploiting interests : building intrinsic motivation
Building relationships : characteristics of knowledge-building communities
Choices we must make : implications for action.

Contributor:

Jansen, Amanda.

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ISBN:

9780873536585
0873536584