What Every Teacher Should Know About Student Motivation
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"Teachers often can get frustrated when they think their students don't care. This book gives teachers a way to take ownership of the situation rather than blame students."
—Lyneille Meza, Coordinator of Data and Assessment
Denton ISD, Denton, TX
"This resource addresses the central issue in classrooms today and is full of exciting and applicable information on how to motivate today's learners."
—Gary L. Willhite, Teacher Educator/Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Powerful brain-friendly strategies for motivating, challenging, and celebrating your students!
This second edition of Donna Walker Tileston's bestseller is filled with innovative practices for motivating even the most at-risk and reluctant K–12 students. Informed by current research on the plasticity of the brain and new insights on the relationship between culture and student motivation, the book features an extended classroom example of motivational techniques in action and vocabulary pre- and post-tests for teachers and details how:
- Technology influences the brain and motivation
- Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are related to celebrations and rewards
- Specific strategies can motivate students to begin and finish a task
- Teachers can foster students' positive self talk and on-task behaviors
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
Introduction
Vocabulary Pretest
- 1. What Is Motivation and Why Does It Matter So Much?
- What Is Motivation?
- Build Intrinsic Motivation
- What Is Extrinsic Motivation?
- The Difference Between Rewards and Celebrations
- 2. What Are the Roots of Motivation?
- Understanding the Mental Processes
- The Self-System
- The Metacognitive System
- The Cognitive System
- 3. Motivation to Begin a Lesson or Task
- Getting the Brain's Attention
- The Role of Self-Attributes
- The Role of the Self and Others
- The Role of the Student's Perception of the Nature of the World
- How Climate Affects Motivation
- The Relationship Between Importance and Motivation
- Why Is Efficacy Important to Motivation?
- 4. How Do We Encourage Students to Finish the Task?
- Activiating the Metacognitive System
- What About Minor Off-Task Behavior?
- 5. A Model for Developing Motivation in the Classroom
- Attitudes Toward and Perceptions of the Learning
- Learning States and Discipline Problems
- What Ms. Walker Did to Reach Diverse Learners
- 6. A Model for Facilitating Motivation
- A Model for Turning on the Motivation Within
Vocabulary Summary
- Student at Risk
- Celebrations
- Climate
- Contextualization
- Extrinsic Motivation
Vocabulary Posttest
Vocabulary Posttest
Vocabulary Pretest and Posttest Answer Key
Vocabulary Pretest and Posttest Answer Key
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
"Teachers often can get frustrated when they think their students don't care. This book gives teachers a way to take ownership of the situation rather than blame students."
—Lyneille Meza, Coordinator of Data and Assessment
Denton ISD, Denton, TX
"This resource addresses the central issue in classrooms today and is full of exciting and applicable information on how to motivate today's learners."
—Gary L. Willhite, Teacher Educator/Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Powerful brain-friendly strategies for motivating, challenging, and celebrating your students!
This second edition of Donna Walker Tileston's bestseller is filled with innovative practices for motivating even the most at-risk and reluctant K–12 students. Informed by current research on the plasticity of the brain and new insights on the relationship between culture and student motivation, the book features an extended classroom example of motivational techniques in action and vocabulary pre- and post-tests for teachers and details how:
- Technology influences the brain and motivation
- Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are related to celebrations and rewards
- Specific strategies can motivate students to begin and finish a task
- Teachers can foster students' positive self talk and on-task behaviors
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
Introduction
Vocabulary Pretest
- 1. What Is Motivation and Why Does It Matter So Much?
- What Is Motivation?
- Build Intrinsic Motivation
- What Is Extrinsic Motivation?
- The Difference Between Rewards and Celebrations
- 2. What Are the Roots of Motivation?
- Understanding the Mental Processes
- The Self-System
- The Metacognitive System
- The Cognitive System
- 3. Motivation to Begin a Lesson or Task
- Getting the Brain's Attention
- The Role of Self-Attributes
- The Role of the Self and Others
- The Role of the Student's Perception of the Nature of the World
- How Climate Affects Motivation
- The Relationship Between Importance and Motivation
- Why Is Efficacy Important to Motivation?
- 4. How Do We Encourage Students to Finish the Task?
- Activiating the Metacognitive System
- What About Minor Off-Task Behavior?
- 5. A Model for Developing Motivation in the Classroom
- Attitudes Toward and Perceptions of the Learning
- Learning States and Discipline Problems
- What Ms. Walker Did to Reach Diverse Learners
- 6. A Model for Facilitating Motivation
- A Model for Turning on the Motivation Within
Vocabulary Summary
- Student at Risk
- Celebrations
- Climate
- Contextualization
- Extrinsic Motivation
Vocabulary Posttest
Vocabulary Posttest
Vocabulary Pretest and Posttest Answer Key
Vocabulary Pretest and Posttest Answer Key
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Reviews
March 2010 | 136 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412971768 | $37.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781452271415 | $35.00 |
"Teachers often can get frustrated when they think their students don't care. This book gives teachers a way to take ownership of the situation rather than blame students."
—Lyneille Meza, Coordinator of Data and Assessment
Denton ISD, Denton, TX
"This resource addresses the central issue in classrooms today and is full of exciting and applicable information on how to motivate today's learners."
—Gary L. Willhite, Teacher Educator/Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Powerful brain-friendly strategies for motivating, challenging, and celebrating your students!
This second edition of Donna Walker Tileston's bestseller is filled with innovative practices for motivating even the most at-risk and reluctant K–12 students. Informed by current research on the plasticity of the brain and new insights on the relationship between culture and student motivation, the book features an extended classroom example of motivational techniques in action and vocabulary pre- and post-tests for teachers and details how:
- Technology influences the brain and motivation
- Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are related to celebrations and rewards
- Specific strategies can motivate students to begin and finish a task
- Teachers can foster students' positive self talk and on-task behaviors
Table Of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- Vocabulary Pretest
- 1. What Is Motivation and Why Does It Matter So Much?
- What Is Motivation?
- Build Intrinsic Motivation
- What Is Extrinsic Motivation?
- The Difference Between Rewards and Celebrations
- 2. What Are the Roots of Motivation?
- Understanding the Mental Processes
- The Self-System
- The Metacognitive System
- The Cognitive System
- 3. Motivation to Begin a Lesson or Task
- Getting the Brain's Attention
- The Role of Self-Attributes
- The Role of the Self and Others
- The Role of the Student's Perception of the Nature of the World
- How Climate Affects Motivation
- The Relationship Between Importance and Motivation
- Why Is Efficacy Important to Motivation?
- 4. How Do We Encourage Students to Finish the Task?
- Activiating the Metacognitive System
- What About Minor Off-Task Behavior?
- 5. A Model for Developing Motivation in the Classroom
- Attitudes Toward and Perceptions of the Learning
- Learning States and Discipline Problems
- What Ms. Walker Did to Reach Diverse Learners
- 6. A Model for Facilitating Motivation
- A Model for Turning on the Motivation Within
- Vocabulary Summary
- Student at Risk
- Celebrations
- Climate
- Contextualization
- Extrinsic Motivation
- Vocabulary Posttest
- Vocabulary Pretest and Posttest Answer Key
- References
- Index