The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning

The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning
ISBN-10
1316832473
ISBN-13
9781316832479
Category
Psychology
Language
English
Published
2019-02-14
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
K. Ann Renninger, Suzanne E. Hidi

Description

Written by leading researchers in educational and social psychology, learning science, and neuroscience, this edited volume is suitable for a wide-academic readership. It gives definitions of key terms related to motivation and learning alongside developed explanations of significant findings in the field. It also presents cohesive descriptions concerning how motivation relates to learning, and produces a novel and insightful combination of issues and findings from studies of motivation and/or learning across the authors' collective range of scientific fields. The authors provide a variety of perspectives on motivational constructs and their measurement, which can be used by multiple and distinct scientific communities, both basic and applied.

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