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KRISTY COOPER (kcooper{at}msu.edu) is an assistant professor of educational administration at Michigan State University, Lansing, Mich. Abstract Telling students to study simply because they must or making narrow pitches to a subject’s future utility typically fail to generate student interest. Six common mistakes that undermine student motivation can be easily avoided — among them are telling students they need to learn the content now because they will need it when they grow up or when they go to college. High school students are far more interested in subjects and knowledge areas that have a present utility, and they are less interested in studying content they are told to study simply because they must.

© 2014. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article Phi Delta Kappan May 2014 vol. 95 no. 8 11-17 » AbstractFree Full Text Full Text (PDF) Classifications STUDENT LEARNING: ENGAGEMENT & MOTIVATION Services Tell a colleague about this article Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Alert me when eletters are published Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Download to citation manager Responses Submit a response No responses published Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via Web of Science Google Scholar Articles by Cooper, K. PubMed Articles by Cooper, K. Related Content Load related web page information Current Issue May 2014, 95 (8) Alert me to new issues of Phi Delta Kappan ADVERTISE CONTACT US/PERMISSIONS EMAIL ALERTS INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS PDK/GALLUP POLL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDES RSS FEEDS WRITE FOR KAPPAN Copyright © 2014 by PDK International

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