The interplay between learning, motivation and emotion forms a cornerstone of human cognition. Contemporary research illustrates that learning is not merely a cognitive process of knowledge ...

Intrinsic motivation, the internal drive to engage in activities for their inherent satisfaction, is a fundamental aspect of effective learning. This concept, rooted in the principles of ...

Editor’s note: This article on learning and student motivation originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. In 2020, my wife and I bought a used 2017 ...

A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience brings together two schools of thought on the function of the neurotransmitter dopamine: one saying that dopamine provides a learning signal ...

New research reveals how low confidence drives feedback-seeking, enhancing learning with insights for education and rehabilitation strategies. A new study from co-lead author Christopher J. Cagna, PhD ...

A student’s motivation in school is a key driver of their academic success. Yet, the demanding nature of high school classes, mixed with a teenager’s natural craving for independence and individual ...

Students can sometimes lose motivation heading into final exams, and the answer as to why may lie within dopamine, University researchers found in a study. Psychology Prof. Joshua Berke, one of the ...

Motivation is one of those topics that gets studied, debated, and written about endlessly. Psychologists have spent decades breaking it down into theories like Self-Determination Theory and Maslow’s ...

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 ...

If you want to effortlessly become an expert in a new language, you’re probably too late. That’s an opportunity largely reserved for children. And yet, adults regularly set out to study a second (or ...