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motivation

In the great outdoors, students learn science better

By Press Release • Feb 7, 2018
Outdoor instruction with exploration built in has yielded results that beat learning in a classroom, new research out of Norway suggests.

Why Snapchat is so popular with young people

By Press Release • Oct 1, 2017
What is it that motivates young people to use Snapchat? Posts disappear after just a few seconds, without any deep thought, but is there more to it?

Blogs can drive Civic Memorial students to success

By Paul Katula • Sep 1, 2017
Can a group of blogging freshmen in IL find the answer to what motivates students everywhere to success? One English teacher hopes they can.

Are you not motivated? It could be your genes.

By Press Release • Apr 13, 2015
Genes may play more of a role than we once thought when it comes to motivating kids to like school. A 6-country study looked at 1000's of twins.
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