Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Student Motivation  2. Classroom Goals: What Is It That I Want To Do?  3. Extrinsic Goals and Incentives: What Am I Supposed To Do?  4. Intrinsic Motivation and Values: Is This Important and Enjoyable To Do? 5. Supporting Intrinsic Motivation and Values by Making Learning Attractive  6. Socializing Uninterested or Alienated Students  7. Beliefs About Ability, Causality, and Control: Can I Do It? What Causes Success and Failure?  8. Rebuilding Discouraged Students' Confidence and Willingness to Learn  9. Relationships and Classroom Community: Does Anybody Care?  10. Stimulating Students’ Motivation to Learn  11. Adapting to Differences in Students' Motivational Patterns  12. Looking Back and Ahead: Integrating Motivational Goals into Your Planning and Teaching

About the Author

Kathryn R. Wentzel  is Professor of Human Development at the University of Maryland, College Park, US.


Jere E. Brophy (deceased) was formerly University Distinguished Professor of Teacher Education and Educational Psychology and formerly Co-Director of the Institute for Research on Teaching at Michigan St. University, US.