When an exam is coming up, many students focus on memorizing vocab and skimming textbooks even if that isn't the best way to ...

One of the responsibilities of this blog is to troll for interesting or useful research articles about student motivation. This morning, I found one while trolling on the American Educational Research ...

While many factors contribute to a student’s capacity for accomplishment, naturally motivated students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to succeed, according to a new study.

Motivation is a limited resource, but there are a lot of things you can do to increase it. Kansas mayor hit with criminal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover education as a sector and as the bedrock of all sectors. It’s unsurprising that many students are perceived as unmotivated ...

A hot new research study out of Germany finds that, when it comes to student growth in mathematics, motivation and effective study skills are more important than sheer intelligence. The study, ...

All parents wish to see their child excel in studies, but motivating kids to study regularly and with focus can feel like a tough challenge. Children, often having a short attention span, get ...

As people grow older, the desire to learn and engage in daily activities often dwindles. That phenomenon, which Psychology Benefits Society said psychologists refer to as anhedonia, could appear when ...