Mathematics is a unique subject in that mathematics-related motivation and learning are often accompanied by strong emotions, ...

One of the responsibilities of this blog is to troll for interesting or useful research articles about student motivation. This morning, I found one while trolling on the American Educational Research ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - Math Interventionist Amy Curran has what she calls the daily pleasure of helping her group of third through fifth graders at Sangaree Intermediate school. She likes adding ...

The ultimate motivator for kids to do their best in math isn't the promise of rewards or desire to make a parent proud, recent research reveals. For 55% of kids, it's proving to themselves that "they ...

Grandville’s elementary school leaders are excited about their new tool for teaching math, called Illustrative Mathematics.

Students from families with little interest in math benefit more from a school intervention program that aims at increasing math motivation than do students whose parents regard math as important. A ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. /PRNewswire/ — Birmingham City Schools (BCS) is spearheading an innovative research initiative to explore the critical link between student motivation and math performance. In ...

The authors examined the relationships among teacher classroom practices, student motivation, and mathematics achievement in high school. The data for this study was drawn from the base-year data of ...

The Journal of Educational Thought (JET) / Revue de la Pensée Éducative The paper investigated whether students' mathematical selfconcept and demographic characteristics could be used to predict ...

At 27, Will Frazer retired as a Wall Street bond trader. He bought two Ferraris and moved to Black Diamond Ranch, a private, high-end golf community in Lecanto, in Citrus County. “All I wanted to do ...