Motivation and Self-Regulated Learning

This volume focuses on the role of motivational processes – such as goals attributions self-efficacy outcome expectations self-concept self-esteem social comparisons emotions values and self-evaluations– in self-regulated learning. It provides theoretical and empirical evidence demonstrating the role of motivation in self-regulated learning and discusses detailed applications of the principles of motivation and self-regulation in educational contexts. Each chapter includes a description of the motivational variables the theoretical rationale for their importance research evidence to support their role in self-regulation suggestions for ways to incorporate motivational variables into learning contexts to foster self-regulatory skill development and achievement outcomes.