BackHome
Refresh: OffView Personal Schedule
Session Summary
Share...

Direct link:

Controversial Questions in Contemporary Motivation Science: Insights From the Leading Voices

Sun, April 24, 2:30 to 4:00pm PDT (2:30 to 4:00pm PDT), Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Floor: North Tower, Ground Level, Pacific Ballroom 26

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Motivation science has advanced tremendously in the last decade. However, future progress will be stalled by the disagreement among motivation scientists to the same basic, yet controversial, questions. To help move motivation science toward greater coherence, we ask 6 controversial, important, and thought-provoking questions and invite prominent scholars to answer and debate them. The questions deal with the nature of motivation, unresolved controversies, best ways to motivate students, progress-blocking limitations, and predictions of the future. Speakers will share their current thinking and insights into each controversy. This session will provide the audience with a rare opportunity to see how different theorists and researchers recognize, evaluate, and prescribe solutions to the same motivation problem.

Sub Unit

Chairs

Papers