Life beyond Grades: Designing College Courses to Promote Intrinsic Motivation

Author:   Martin V. Covington (University of California, Berkeley) ,  Linda M. von Hoene (University of California, Berkeley) ,  Dominic J. Voge (Princeton University, New Jersey) ,  Sonja Wiedenhaupt
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9780521801379


Pages:   306
Publication Date:   25 July 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Martin V. Covington (University of California, Berkeley) ,  Linda M. von Hoene (University of California, Berkeley) ,  Dominic J. Voge (Princeton University, New Jersey) ,  Sonja Wiedenhaupt
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9780521801379


ISBN 10:   0521801370
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   25 July 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction and overview; 2. The sum of all doubts; 3. Roles and responsibilities; 4. Prospects for intrinsic task engagement; 5. Solutions as goals; 6. Scaffolding problem-solving strategies; 7. Partnering instruction and assessment; 8. From goals to final grades; 9. The end of the beginning.

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'We have all experienced the tension, likely as both a student and as an educator, between learning for the sake of learning and the perceived high stakes of earning a good grade. … The book, Life Beyond Grades: Designing College Courses to Promote Intrinsic Motivation, by Covington, von Hoene, and Voge, examines this tension and provides motivational and pedagogical principles so that learning and grades can exist side-by-side.' Jennifer J. Waldron, PsycCRITIQUES


'We have all experienced the tension, likely as both a student and as an educator, between learning for the sake of learning and the perceived high stakes of earning a good grade. ... The book, Life Beyond Grades: Designing College Courses to Promote Intrinsic Motivation, by Covington, von Hoene, and Voge, examines this tension and provides motivational and pedagogical principles so that learning and grades can exist side-by-side.' Jennifer J. Waldron, PsycCRITIQUES


'We have all experienced the tension, likely as both a student and as an educator, between learning for the sake of learning and the perceived high stakes of earning a good grade. ... The book, Life Beyond Grades: Designing College Courses to Promote Intrinsic Motivation, by Covington, von Hoene, and Voge, examines this tension and provides motivational and pedagogical principles so that learning and grades can exist side-by-side.' Jennifer J. Waldron, PsycCRITIQUES 'We have all experienced the tension, likely as both a student and as an educator, between learning for the sake of learning and the perceived high stakes of earning a good grade. ... The book, Life Beyond Grades: Designing College Courses to Promote Intrinsic Motivation, by Covington, von Hoene, and Voge, examines this tension and provides motivational and pedagogical principles so that learning and grades can exist side-by-side.' Jennifer J. Waldron, PsycCRITIQUES


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Martin V. Covington is Professor of the Graduate School (Psychology Department), University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of eight books, and is the senior author of the Productive Thinking Program, a school-based instructional curriculum designed to teach effective problem-solving techniques to upper-elementary and middle-school grades. Linda M. von Hoene is Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Professional Development and Director of the Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Teaching and Resource Center at the University of California, Berkeley. She co-directs Berkeley's Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty and Berkeley's Student Mentoring and Research Teams (SMART). Dominic J. Voge is Associate Director of Princeton University's McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning where he leads the undergraduate learning program and conducts faculty development. He was awarded the K. Patricia Cross Leadership award (American Association of Colleges and Universities) among other accolades.

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