Overcoming Student Failure: Changing Motives and Incentives for Learning
β Scribed by Martin V. Covington
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 132
- Series
- Psychology in the Classroom
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Designed to be inspiring as well as practical, the ''Psychology in the Classroom'' series has a number of user-friendly features to make the books easy to adapt for classroom use. Overcoming Student Failure features classroom strategies to give students an incentive to learn.
β¦ Table of Contents
Overcoming Student Failure......Page 1
1 - Understanding the Negative Effects of the Ability Game......Page 14
2 - Changing the Rules: Activities to Promote Positive Reasons for Learning......Page 50
3 - I Overcoming Obstacles to Change......Page 107
Revisiting Ms. Jacksonβs Classroom......Page 116
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