2nd Edition

Helping Kids Achieve Their Best Motivation – Theories and Practices

116 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

116 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

116 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Helping Kids Achieve Their Best is a practical guide to motivating younger and older learners across the globe. The book explores why some students are easier to motivate than others and why students lose motivation, as well as outlining strategies that teachers can use in the classroom and that parents can use at home. Comprehensively updated, this second edition includes a new chapter on... Read more
1. What is Motivation? 2. What’s in it for me? 3. Why should I do it? 4. Why did I fail? 5. I believe I can do it  6. Stars, stamps, and jelly beans 7. Shooting for goals 8. How Do I feel? 9. But, I Teach Well, don’t I?

Biography

Dennis M. McInerney is an Honorary Professor at the Education University of Hong Kong. Prior to this, he was Chair Professor of Educational Psychology and Associate Vice President (Research and Development) and Co-Director of the Assessment Research Centre of the University. Professor McInerney continues research consultancies with a range of international universities and individuals.

Gregory Arief D. Liem is an Associate Professor at Psychology and Child & Human Development Academic Group, National Institute of Education, an institute of Nanyang Technological University. His research interest centers on understanding student motivation, engagement, and well-being through a sociocultural lens.