The Will to Learn

图书标准信息

• 作者 Martin V. Covington 著
• 出版社 Cambridge University Press
• 出版时间 1997-07
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780521556798
• 定价 410.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 360页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thisbookintroducesthebasicprinciplesofmotivationastheyapplytoclassroomlearningandmanagementinareadable,non-technicalform.Covingtonarguesagainstthepopularnotionthattheproblemsexistinginschoolstodaystemprimarilyfromalackofstudentmotivation.Instead,heassertsthatstudentsaremotivated,sometimesevenoverlymotivated,butoftenforthewrongreasons.Traditionalteachingmethods,includingconventionalgradingproceduresandanemphasisoncompetition,cancontributetostudentdemoralization,andCovingtonidentifiesthewaysinwhichstudentsrespondtomisguidedincentives.Forsomestudents,motivationisdirectedatavoidingfailurebyavoidingparticipation.Forothers,demoralizationleadstowithdrawalfromaneducationalsystemthattheybelievetobeirrelevanttotheirlives.Stillotherstudentsaredriventoprovetheirworthbyoutperformingfellowstudents.Thebooksuggestspractical,concretewaysthatteacherscanuseclassroomincentivestoinspireadesiretolearn.