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Exploring Processes That Underlie College Students' Motivational Challenges

Tue, April 21, 10:35am to 12:05pm, Virtual Room

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Building on previous research showing the importance of students’ beliefs, attributions, and interest in student motivation, papers in this interactive symposium report on findings from experimental studies that expand and clarify our understanding of how students differentially face and respond to motivational challenges. Presenters will draw on one or more recent studies to: (a) provide an overview of their research question(s) and key findings, (b) explain how they conceptualize and operationalize the variables investigated; (c) address the implications as well as the limitations of their findings for theorizing understanding and study of undergraduates’ motivational challenges; and (d) identify open questions. The discussant/moderator will provide summary comments and facilitate discussion of the open questions identified by the presenters and the audience.

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