Enhancing Adolescents' Motivation for Science : Research-Based Strategies for Teaching Male and Female Students /: Research-Based Strategies for Teaching Male and Female Students. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lee Shumow, Jennifer A. Schmidt ; foreword by Shawn M. Glynn.
• Authors: Shumow, Lee; Schmidt, Jennifer A (Jennifer Anne)
• Contents: List of Tables and Figures; Foreword; Series Preface to Classroom Insights; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1. Introduction: Motivation to Learn Science; The SciMo Project; How Time Was Used in Classrooms; The Student Perspective on High-School Science Classes; Gender Differences in Student Motivation and Perspective; The Experience of Boys and Girls in Science; Gender and Teacher-Student Interaction; The Importance of Promoting Gender Equity in Science; What Resources Can Science Teachers Use to Get More Background Information?; 2. Value; What Does it Mean to Value Science?; Why Is Valuing Science Important?; What Have Researchers Discovered About Valuing Science in Classrooms?; How Can Teachers Foster Value?; What Resources Can Science Teachers Use to Promote Value?; 3. Affiliation; What Do Classroom Social Relationships Include in High School?; Why Are Classroom Social Relationships Important?; What Have Researchers Discovered About Classroom Relationships in Science?; How Can Teachers Build Positive Relationships With and Among Their Students?; What Resources Can Science Teachers Use to Understand and Build Positive Relationships?; 4. Autonomy; What is Autonomy?; Why is Autonomy Important?; What Have Researchers Discovered About Autonomy in Science Classrooms?; How Can Teachers Foster Autonomy?; What Resources Are Available to Science Teachers for Promoting Student Autonomy?; 5. Confidence; What Does Having Confidence for Science Mean?; Why Is Confidence Important?; What Have Researchers Discovered About Confidence?; How Can Teachers Build Student Confidence?; What Resources Can Science Teachers Use to Promote Confidence?; 6. Success; Defining the Motivational Concept of Success; Why is Success an Important Motivational Concept?; What Have Researchers Discovered About Success in Science Classrooms?; How Can Teachers Promote Student Success and Encourage Motivating Attributions?; What Resources Can Science Teachers Use to Promote Success?; 7. Goal Orientation; What is Goal Orientation?; Why is Goal Orientation Important?; What Have Researchers Discovered About Goals in Science Classrooms?; How Can Teachers Apply Goal Theory?; What Resources Can Science Teachers Use to Foster Adaptive Goal Orientations?; 8. Ability Beliefs; What Are Ability Beliefs?; Why Are Ability Beliefs Important?; What Have Researchers Discovered About Ability Beliefs in Science Classrooms?; How Can Teachers Foster Ability Beliefs Conducive to Success in Science?; What Resources Can Science Teachers Use to Understand and Promote Growth Mindset, and Reduce Stereotype Threat?; 9. Challenge; What is Challenge?; Why is Challenge Important?; What Have Researchers Discovered About Challenge in Science Classrooms?; How Can Teachers Provide Appropriate Challenges for their Students?; What Resources Can Science Teachers Use to Promote Positive Challenge?; 10. Emotion; What Emotions Are Likely to Impact Motivation in Science?; Why Are Student Emotions Important for High School Science Teachers to Consider?; What Have Researchers Discovered About Student Emotion in Science Class?; How Can Teachers Enhance Enjoyment and Teach Coping Skills?; What Resources Can Science Teachers Use to Promote Enjoyment and Decrease Anxiety?; Appendix; Methodology of the SciMo Study; References; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 507.12; Science -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Motivation in education; Sex differences in education
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483343891; 1483343898
• Related ISBNs: 9781452269696
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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