What switches students on and off?

03 May 2022

In this webinar, Professor Andrew Martin (UNSW, Australia) — an educational psychologist — explains the key parts of motivation that switch students on (the ‘good’) and the key parts of motivation that switch students off (the ‘bad’ and the ‘ugly’).

Andrew explores the consequences of this—including how it impacts students’ capacity to thrive and adapt in an increasingly disrupted world of education. Then, Andrew shares some practical strategies that teachers can use in the everyday course of teaching to boost and sustain the ‘good’ motivation and address the ‘bad’ and the ‘ugly’.

About the presenter

Professor Andrew Martin

Professor Andrew Martin is Scientia Professor, Professor of Educational Psychology, and Chair of the Educational Psychology Research Group in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is also Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford and a Registered Psychologist (Psychology Board of Australia). Andrew is recognised for his research on student motivation, engagement, learning, and achievement.

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