Motivation for learning and performance

"Designed for educators, researchers, practitioners, or anyone interested in maximizing human potential, Motivation for Learning and Performance outlines 50 key motivation principles based on the latest scientific evidence from the disciplines of psychology, education, business, athletics, and neurology. Using a highly applied and conversational style, the book is designed to inform the reader about how to diagnosis, analyze, and mediate learning and performance challenges influenced by motivation. The book features chapters on the biopsychology of motivation, how motivation changes across"--OCLC.

Front Cover; Motivation for Learning and Performance; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; I. The framework of human motivation; 1 Underpinnings: Five foundational doctrines of motivational science; Introduction; Principle #1-Motivational inequality is a measurable reality; Principle #2-Motivation can be defined, but not universally; Principle #3-There is no such thing as being unmotivated; Principle #4-Behavior `"motivation, and there are no "motivational" types; Principle #5-Individuals may not recognize or understand their own motives; Chapter summary/conclusions.

Assess your basic knowledgeNext steps; End of chapter motivational minute; References; 2 Contentious issues: How evidence refutes motivational misconceptions; Principle #6-Motivational beliefs differ from motivational knowledge; Principle #7-Motivational evidence can only answer certain questions; Principle #8-Motivation is related to learning and performance but causality is an uncertainty; Principle #9-Motivation is subordinate to character and personality; Principle #10-Motivation is the responsibility of leaders and can be taught.

Principle #11-Theoretically, motivated behavior operates on a conti…