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ERIC Number: EJ397200
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Reference Count: 0
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Motivation in the College Classroom: What Students Tell Us.
Sass, Edmund J.
Teaching of Psychology, v16 n2 p86-88 Apr 1989
Reports findings of a class exercise in which students are asked to discuss their perceptions of college classes likely to result in high and low classroom motivation. Identifies eight characteristics that encourage motivation: (1) enthusiasm, (2) relevance, (3) organization, (4) appropriate difficulty level, (5) active involvement, (6) variety, (7) rapport, and (8) use of appropriate examples. (Author/LS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Course Organization, Higher Education, Psychology, Relevance (Education), Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Styles
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Enthusiasm