Written in honour of Wilbert J. McKeachie, this collection of essays presents some of the recent research on student motivation, cognition and learning. An explicit attempt is made to link cognitive and motivational constructs theoretically and empirically.
Written in honour of Wilbert J. McKeachie, this collection of essays presents some of the recent research on student motivation, cognition and learnin...
This volume brings together a distinguished, international list of scholars to explore the role of the learner's intention in knowledge change. Traditional views of knowledge reconstruction placed the impetus for thought change outside the learner's control. The teacher, instructional methods, materials, and activities were identified as the seat of change. Recent perspectives on learning, however, suggest that the learner can play an active, indeed, intentional role in the process of knowledge restructuring. This volume explores this new, innovative view of conceptual change learning...
This volume brings together a distinguished, international list of scholars to explore the role of the learner's intention in knowledge change. Tradit...
The Handbook of Self-Regulation represents state-of-the-art coverage of the latest theory, research, and developments in applications of self-regulation research. Chapters are of interest to psychologists interested in the development and operation of self-regulation as well as applications to health, organizational, clinical, and educational psychology.This book pulls together theory, research, and applications in the self-regulation domain and provides broad coverage of conceptual, methodological, and treatment issues. In view of the burgeoning interest and massive research on...
The Handbook of Self-Regulation represents state-of-the-art coverage of the latest theory, research, and developments in applications of sel...
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of personal epistemology from a psychological and educational perspective. Both theory building and empirical research have grown dramatically in the past decade but, until now, this work has not been pulled together in a single volume. That is the mission of this volume whose state-of-the-art theory and research are likely to define the field for the next 20 years. Key features of this important new book include: *Pioneering Contributors--The book provides...
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of personal epistemology from...
