49.011 - Fear of Failure Prevents Students From Learning: Perspectives From School Leaders - Interactive Town Hall Session

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

There are many reasons why students differ in their academic performance: ability, home environment, teacher and school quality, resource allocation, etc. Still, it is difficult to understand the enormous range of students’ performance based on these factors alone. This session will focus on recent research on sources of motivation suggests that students’ perceptions and understanding of the requirements of intellectual success influences their motivation to learn and their ability to persist through challenging problems in schools.

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chair

• Xiaodong Lin, Teachers College, Columbia University

Participants

• Lily Din Woo, Teachers College's Principal Academy, Columbia University

• Janice Jackson, Chicago Public Schools

• Donella Carter, Chicago Public Schools

• Shi Zhong-ying, Beijing Normal University

• Sian Leah Beilock, University of Chicago

Discussant

• Xiaodong Lin, Teachers College, Columbia University