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ERIC Number: EJ532993
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Ability, Preparation, or Motivation?
Higbee, Jeanne L.
Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, v13 n1 p93-96 Fall 1996
Reviews issues related to student motivation, describing responses to an assignment in a university developmental counseling course regarding motivation. Reports that most students attributed failures or successes to their own actions. Discusses theories on motivation and their applications in the classroom. Suggests that self-esteem and self-concept also affect motivation. (AJL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Higher Education, Motivation Techniques, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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