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ERIC Number: EJ505277
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-4800
What's Your Horse: Motivating College Students.
Beidler, Peter G.; Beidler, Gretchen M.
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, v4 p9-26 1993
A college professor and his undergraduate student daughter discuss student motivation, relate this to the daughter's desire to own a horse, and discuss six concepts for motivation: giving students choices, placing material in context, arousing curiosity, being enthusiastic, giving students a sense of control, and knowing students personally. (JB)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Curiosity, Educational Quality, Excellence in Education, Higher Education, Learner Controlled Instruction, Locus of Control, Relevance (Education), Student Motivation, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Teacher Enthusiasm
Note: Journal availability: OAST, Miami Univ., Oxford, OH 45056.