Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to changes in eating behavior patterns. This report describes the case of a patient with alcohol dependence presenting with behavioral changes and eating disorder following frontal lobe trauma. A 42-year-old male, premorbidly well-adjusted presented with alcohol use in dependent pattern for years. He sustained a subdural hematoma in the frontal lobe followi...

The present study reports the experiences from the Hour of Code implementation in the context of two introductory Informatics courses, one in a high school level and one in a first-year University level. It explores learning motivation among 47 high school students and 51 first-year University level students, during their participation in the Hour of Code activity. The theoretical framework is ...

Academic motivation is important to students' mental health and performance. One established measure the Motivation Scale (AMS), comprising 28 items. AMS assesses intrinsic motivation, extrinsic amotivation, which are further categorised into seven subscales. weakness of its length. In this study, we constructed validated a short version 14-item (SAMS). Data from two university student samples ...

This study primarily investigates gifted children's and their mothers' acceptance-rejection control perceptions achievement motivation. The was carried out with 5th 6th year students attending Science Art Centers in two cities Turkey, mothers. sample of this research is 226 (103 girls 126 boys) 179 As data collection tools, Turkish Parent Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire/Control: Chi...

The study deals with the perceived reasons for nonparticipation in adult learning and education (ALE), drawing on existing research concerning motivation lifelong learning, attitudes towards education, of dispositional barriers. aim is to determine subjective reasons/motivation adults not participate ALE what factors influence their nonparticipation. For this purpose, we drew self-determination...

Self-determination theory (SDT) is an empirically based theory of human motivation, development, and wellness. The theory focuses on types, rather than just amount, of motivation, paying particular attention to autonomous motivation, controlled motivation, and amotivation as predictors of performance, relational, and well-being outcomes. It also addresses the social conditions that enhance vers...

As high attrition rates becomes a pressing issue of online learning and a major concern of online educators, it is important to investigate online learner motivation, including its antecedents and outcomes. Drawing on Deci and Ryan’s self-determination theory, this study proposed and tested a model for online learner motivation in two online certificate programs (N = 262). Results from structur...