While many factors contribute to a student’s capacity for accomplishment, naturally motivated students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to succeed, according to a new study.

The New Orleans Saints were the sentimental favorite this week at the Super Bowl. But did the team's underdog status provide the motivational boost that led to its 31-17 win over the Indianapolis ...

Students can sometimes lose motivation heading into final exams, and the answer as to why may lie within dopamine, University researchers found in a study. Psychology Prof. Joshua Berke, one of the ...

One of the responsibilities of this blog is to troll for interesting or useful research articles about student motivation. This morning, I found one while trolling on the American Educational Research ...