Student investment in a research methods course: The influence of achievement goals on motivataional patterns

Motivation and prior knowledge as determinants of knowledge assimilation: Explaining the academic results of tourism students

“…Encouraging students to make connections between course materials and their lives improves performance even for students with low-success expectancies (Hulleman & Harackiewicz, 2009). In addition, motivational problems may increase not only when facing final exams but also when performance difficulties are experienced on graded assignments (Hall, Hill, Appleton & Kozub, 2009).…”