Description
Book SynopsisExamines seven prominent theories of motivation, including research on self-efficacy, achievement goal theory, expectancy-value theory, self-determination theory, self-concept research, implicit motives, and interest. This book also examines the associations between motivation and other constructs, such as emotion and self-regulation.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. Self-efficacy in educational settings: Recent research and emerging directions. Expectancy-value theory: retrospective and prospective. Up around the bend: Forecasts for achievement goal theory and research in 2020. The development of the five mini-theories of self-determination theory: an historical overview, emerging trends, and future directions. Self-concept as persons' understanding and evaluation of their own actions and experiences: looking backward and forward from where we are. Implicit motives: Current topics and future directions. Interest in the dynamics of task behavior: processes that link person and task in effective learning. Advances in Motivation and Achievement. Advances in Motivation and Achievement. Copyright page. Dedication.
