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Dweck, Carol S.; Walton, Gregory M.; Cohen, Geoffrey L. – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2014
In a nationwide survey of high school dropouts conducted in 2006, 69 percent said that school had not motivated or inspired them to work hard. The majority of educational reforms have focused on curriculum and pedagogy--what material is taught and how it is taught. However, psychological factors--often called motivational or non-cognitive…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Student Motivation, Academic Persistence