If games are to be used to reform educational practice then there needs to be a better understanding of how they motivate learners. Previous research on the classic intrinsic vs. extrinsic model of motivation is reviewed. Achievement Goal theory is suggested as a way to further unpack how games can affect motivations to learn, particularly in the use of badge or achievement systems. The Fosteri...

introduction: studies have indicated that emotional intelligence is positively related to self-efficacy and can predict the academic achievement. the present study aimed to investigate the role of emotional intelligence in identifying self-efficacy among the students of public health school with different levels of academic achievement. methods: this correlational study was conducted on all the...

Implicit learning has been thought to be unaffected by intentions, yet recent studies suggest that it may be improved by goal pursuits (e.g., Eitam, Hassin, & Schul, 2008). This effect occurs even though the trigger for goal motivation is unrelated to the learning task at hand. These studies did not use clearly implicit tasks. The present study examined whether implicit learning is enhanced by ...

the purpose of present study was to investigate the relationship of cultural context, thinking styles and achievement motivation with academic achievement among behavioral sciences students from university of tehran. three hundred and three students (96 boys, 207 girls), selected through stratified sampling method, answered a questionnaire, which consisted individualism / collectivism & power d...

objectives: some studies have recognized factors that are effective on academic achievement. the aim of the present study was to determine the relationship among personality factors, motivational strategies and achievement goals in predicting academic achievement of 2nd grade high school intellectually disabled students in tehran province. methods: in present correlation study, 200 intellectual...

Accomplishment, recognition, innovation, discovery, respect, successes, titles, achievement, emulation, mentorship, growth, and completion of one’s objectives...coupled with impediments, peer resistance, frustration, uncertainty, disappointment, and occasional failures. These words represent the positive and occasionally negative experiences of many (if not most) physician-scientists who are de...

Investment Liberalization is a three-year BRIE project organized in collaboration with CPS (the Council of Policy and Strategy, Shanghai) and DIHS (the Dentsu Institute of Human Studies, Tokyo), and funded in part by the generous support of the United States-Japan Foundation.