the purpose of the survey was to study the relationship between the rate of addiction to internet with academic motivation and social development. the method of the research was descriptive correlation. the statistical population included all high school students of mazandaran province which consisted 99328 ones. 417 students were selected as statistical sample. yang’s internet addiction questi...

background and purpose: childbirth is a normal physiological process and a family event. women in various societies with different cultural backgrounds have diverse reasons for childbearing. understanding the reasons behind childbearing might help overcome some issues associated with early/late reproduction, or lack of desire to give birth. this study was an attempt to develop, validate, and st...

Suppose that you grab a newspaper and find an article including an illustration that looks interesting. You may read it. If it comes without an illustration, however, you may or may not read it. We call this phenomenon the motivation effect of illustrations. Shimada and Kitajima (2006) proposed an experimental method to evaluate motivation effect of illustrations in manuals and demonstrated tha...

BACKGROUND Students enter the medical study with internally generated motives like genuine interest (intrinsic motivation) and/or externally generated motives like parental pressure or desire for status or prestige (controlled motivation). According to Self-determination theory (SDT), students could differ in their study effort, academic performance and adjustment to the study depending on the ...

This research used PIRLS 2006 data to explore home factors that influence students’ motivation to read, as well as the relationship between student motivation and reading achievement. The research employed structural equation modeling to empirically test a theoretical model of student motivation to read and home factors that may influence motivation, including parental attitudes and behaviors, ...

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...