ERIC Number: EJ672737
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Students' Motivation in Class.
Cretu, Daniela
Thinking Classroom, v4 n2 p21-28 Apr 2003
Presents an approach that teachers can use to promote and investigate students' motivation to learn in the classroom. Notes that the strategies used are from Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking courses. Explains the following motivational devices: dual-entry diary; clusters; know/want to know/learned; think/pair/share; discussion web; debate; reciprocal teaching; and situated motivation. Examines their instructional effectiveness. Finds that students' motivation is an assessment-based process. (PM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Instructional Effectiveness, Motivation Techniques, Reading Strategies, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods, Writing Strategies
International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Road, PO Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139. Web site: http://www.reading.org/publications/tc/.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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