In this position paper, we (i) set out the background, problems and questions involved in moving towards a design methodology for incorporating motivational and affective factors in networks of practice, (ii) define networks of practice, highlighting that motivational and affective factors are intertwined with a range of other complex issues, (iii) examine some of these aforementioned problems ...

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 intellect...

BACKGROUND Recent research on achievement motivation has begun to examine the effects of environmental factors affecting students' motivational beliefs and goal tendencies. However, when interpreting and applying the results, individual factors underlying students' different perceptions of their learning environment are often ignored. An implicit assumption seems to be that regardless of their ...

today, businesses are getting into electronics, but despite impressive growth, global online sales figures are small and in iran individuals have little desire to purchase from e-retailers. therefore an attempt should be made in order to identify factors that have an impact on online shopping and internet sales. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of individual motivational factors...

Motivational factors have long been a topic of study in elearning applications and there is a strong overlap between these factors and the persuasive factors. This study intends to investigate this overlap. Which criteria are common to both, and which criteria are specific to each? The objective is ultimately to design an interactive persuasion criteria grid that is specific to elearning along ...