I delivered my elevator speech describing how motivation is a skill—that we can learn how to create the three psychological needs for choice, connection, and competence required to thrive with ...

When people hear ‘motivation,’ they often think of classic incentives like bonuses, extra paid time off, and maybe the occasional pep talk. In truth motivation is elusive, because it so often ...

Rodger Dean Duncan: You say that key psychological needs related to motivation are autonomy, relatedness and competence. Please explain each, and give examples from what you’ve observed in the ...

"While intelligence as assessed by IQ tests is important in the early stages of developing mathematical competence, motivation and study skills play a more important role in students' subsequent ...

Motivation, study habits -- not IQ -- determine growth in math achievement. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2012 / 12 / 121220080443.htm ...

Engendering competence represents the fourth quadrant of Wlodkowski and Ginsberg’s Culturally Responsive Teaching framework. The authors define engendering competence as “creating an understanding ...

Students' perceptions of their mathematical identity can provide insight into why some lose motivation or underperform in math. "The background of the research project MATHMot is that we know less ...