In this post, I am taking a deviation from reading motivation to write about a very different topic that I had to address a group of parents in India last year. I was invited by my school’s principal to speak at the parent-teacher meeting. I had the task to address a large group of parentsContinue reading “How do I crack a highly competitive examination? First examine your motivation”
Category Archives: Motivation
How can we motivate students to read? Part 4
Goal Orientation Theory Turning to goal orientation theories changes the discussion from the nature of goals to reasons and purposes for doing a task to attain a goal. The main question thus becomes why an individual engages with a goal. Three broad categories of goal orientations are well researched, viz, mastery goals, performance goals, andContinue reading “How can we motivate students to read? Part 4”
How do we motivate students to read? Part 3
In this post, I will continue from where I left in part 2 of this series. I will discuss aspects of our reading intervention that can be explained with social cognitive theories. This is a short post. Let’s begin. Social Cognitive Theory Social cognitive theory posits that individuals learn through observations of social interactions inContinue reading “How do we motivate students to read? Part 3”
How do we motivate students to read? Part 2
In this blog post, I will elaborate on the application of the expectancy-value theory by Eccles and colleagues. This is a foundation theory in motivation and learning. I will describe this theory with the example of a reading intervention explained in the first part of this blog series. If you have not read part one,Continue reading “How do we motivate students to read? Part 2”
How do we motivate students to read? Part 1
Reading is arguably the most researched domain in educational research. Reading has two aspects: cognitive and motivational. For a long time, reading researchers have focused more on the cognitive aspect than the motivational aspect (Wigfield, 1997). Because reading holds a fundamental place in academic and non-academic endeavors, it becomes important for educators to find answersContinue reading “How do we motivate students to read? Part 1”
How do we support student motivation in learning?
In the summer of 2017, I along with my colleague founded an outside-of-school talent development program for middle school students studying in various schools in my hometown in India. We enroll children using various measures of intelligence, or through nominations from self, parents, or teachers. The program’s motto is to motivate intelligence for social change.Continue reading “How do we support student motivation in learning?”
Aakash Chowkase 