Motivation
and Beliefs
Description
Students'
motivational beliefs are based on their beliefs about themselves as
human
beings and as students. These beliefs include one's physical, academic,
and
social aspects of self, and are part of their self-schemas.
Persons
facing surprising or significant events react emotionally and cognitively
as they try to fit these events into existing beliefs about themselves.
Their reactions reveal their motivational state as well as their academic
self-concept and future achievement.
Students
attempt to make sense of academic events by taking credit or placing
blame in accordance with their preconceptions of themselves as learners.
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