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Peer reviewedLowman, Joseph – College Teaching, 1990
A review of research on college student motivation and its relationship to learning looks at popular views of motivation, extrinsic vs. intrinsic motivation, the effects of extrinsic rewards, similarities to learning orientation and grading orientation, evaluation methods, and the power structure in the classroom. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Educational Research, Grading
Peer reviewedWieschenberg, Agnes Arvai – College Teaching, 1994
A discussion of mathematics anxiety and learned helplessness in mathematics focuses on student failure and avoidance in college mathematics learning. It explores possible causes and suggests classroom activities to foster students' interest and success. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Mathematics
