Abstrak
This monograph is designed to help teachers and students to recognize and overcome obstacles to improved motivation for learning. The following topics are covered: (1) student motivation as an educational problem; (2) current motivation methods in school and classroom; (3) a "systems" model to promote a motivating school and classroom; (4) preventing motivation problems--effective planning and teaching; (5) intervention--interfering with motivation problems and chronic failure; (6) resolving motivation problems--some specifics; (7) establishing schoolwide motivational programs and practices; and (8) action principles to guide in the planning for motivation-oriented school and classroom. Checklists and assessment forms are appended and references are included. (JD)