Teachers play a critical role in motivating students and in identifying barriers to learning. The EdWeek Research Center surveyed middle and high school teachers as well as teenage students to learn ...

Increasing student motivation by fostering resilience and belonging has become more urgent as academic performance and dropout rates have declined, according to a new report from the nonprofit ...

PHOENIX — The seventh-graders in Joseph Odhiambo's language-arts classes at R.E. Simpson Elementary School in Phoenix don't take their eyes off him. The teacher might spin a basketball on the tip of ...

Engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, or interest that a student shows when they are learning something new. Engagement can be fostered by different types of motivation—external and ...

Nelson Mandela’s words are often quoted in moments of celebration or motivation, but many of them were shaped by long periods of failure, and waiting. When he said, “I never lose, I either win or ...

In Jarek Janio’s Inside Higher Ed opinion column, “Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets,’” Janio argues that, to promote better student learning, college instructors should ignore questions about ...

Motivating students can be a tricky, at times exhausting business, but educators say it’s never been more important to get students engaged in their learning after years of disruptions. At the annual ...