Life beyond grades : designing college courses to promote intrinsic motivation /

Life beyond grades : designing college courses to promote intrinsic motivation /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Covington, Martin V., 1938- author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017. ©2017
Description:	xviii, 293 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Education, Higher -- Curricula. Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives. Curriculum planning. Motivation in education. Curriculum planning. Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives. Education, Higher -- Curricula. Motivation in education.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11366510

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Other authors / contributors:	Von Hoene, Linda Marie, author. Voge, Dominic Jon, 1964- author.
ISBN:	9780521801379 0521801370 9780521805230 0521805236
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book raises the question of whether or not educators can promote intrinsic motivation among college students when they seem overwhelmingly focused on grades. Indeed, can there be life beyond grades? The answer is 'Yes'. A love of learning can coexist, even thrive, in the face of competing pressures from grades. Drawing on recent, ground-breaking classroom research, the authors articulate a new understanding of the causes of the stalemate between intrinsic and external motivation, so that a reconciliation between them can be achieved. Then the authors apply a powerful set of motivational and pedagogical principles to lay out a step-by-step blueprint for designing and teaching college courses that promote intrinsic motivation as a primary educational goal in its own right, above and beyond knowledge and skill acquisition. This practical blueprint draws on authentic case study examples from a variety of subject-matter disciplines. Provides a nuanced understanding of the psychological dynamics at the root of excessive grade focus; Features a step-by-step blueprint for designing courses that promote intrinsic motivation; The book will provide guidance for teachers and for those who wish to understand how to motivate students" -- From the publisher.

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Summary:	This book raises the question of whether or not educators can promote intrinsic motivation among college students when they seem overwhelmingly focused on grades. Indeed, can there be life beyond grades? The answer is 'Yes'. A love of learning can coexist, even thrive, in the face of competing pressures from grades. Drawing on recent, ground-breaking classroom research, the authors articulate a new understanding of the causes of the stalemate between intrinsic and external motivation, so that a reconciliation between them can be achieved. Then the authors apply a powerful set of motivational and pedagogical principles to lay out a step-by-step blueprint for designing and teaching college courses that promote intrinsic motivation as a primary educational goal in its own right, above and beyond knowledge and skill acquisition. This practical blueprint draws on authentic case study examples from a variety of subject-matter disciplines.
Physical Description:	xviii, 293 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780521801379 0521801370 9780521805230 0521805236