Teachers play a critical role in motivating students and in identifying barriers to learning. The EdWeek Research Center surveyed middle and high school teachers as well as teenage students to learn ...

Instilling a love of learning in a child gives them some of life's greatest gifts: curiosity and a hunger for knowledge so they can become students of the world. Inspire them, teach them to be ...

Students will use AI. The challenge is teaching them to use it in ways that strengthen learning. Educational psychology ...

Engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, or interest that a student shows when they are learning something new. Engagement can be fostered by different types of motivation—external and ...

Editor’s note: This article on learning and student motivation originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. In 2020, my wife and I bought a used 2017 ...

Have you ever asked yourself, "Can I really motivate my learners, or can I only create the right conditions to inspire motivation?" Let’s explore what motivation is and how we can enhance it. When ...

As the school year comes to a close, students are likely looking forward to summer vacation. But even as they take a well-earned break, there's no rest for true learning. Education happens both inside ...

Humans are hard-wired to connect and, when it comes to the connections educators form with students, it truly “takes a village” to positively impact a student’s motivation and willingness to engage.

Teachers who create warm and accepting yet business-like atmospheres will promote persistent effort and favorable attitudes toward learning. This strategy will be successful in children and in adults.

Army members at the the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey. If you want to effortlessly become an expert in a new language, you’re probably too late. That’s ...