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One study found that the main reasons students reported for dropping out included uninteresting classes (a lack of engagement with school life and classes), unmotivated (students typically said teachers did not demand enough or were not inspirational), personal reasons (had to get a job, became a parent, had to support or care for a family ...
Laziness may reflect a lack of self-esteem, a lack of positive recognition by others, a lack of discipline stemming from low self-confidence, or a lack of interest in the activity or belief in its efficacy. [5]
Apathy in students, especially those in high school, is a growing problem. It causes teachers to lower standards in order to try to engage their students. [ 22 ] Apathy in schools is most easily recognized by students being unmotivated or, quite commonly, being motivated by outside factors.
The behavioral effect is why some schools have students wear uniforms, Nelson said. The idea is that the uniform influences a person’s seriousness, focus and preparation for learning.
A new study by the Journal of Neuroscience revealed why you feel so unmotivated after your lunch break.
Senioritis is the colloquial name for the decreased motivation toward education felt by students who are nearing the end of their high school, college, graduate school careers, or the end of a school year in general. Senioritis can, however, be described for any grade, although mostly said to occur in senior-level students.
The psychologists Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson present a view, that has been called into question as a result of later research findings, in their book Pygmalion in the Classroom; borrowing something of the myth by advancing the idea that teachers' expectations of their students affect the students' performance. [2]
Northwestern University leadership and student protesters reached an agreement late Monday that curbed campus disruptions in exchange for a new advisory committee on university investments.