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Sustainable motivation is best generated from within students. Such motivation most often arises when learning takes place in settings to which students look forward. Ingredients of such motivating settings include that students feel they: (a) have a reasonable chance to succeed, (b) are known and valued as individuals, (c) are welcome, (d) are supported, (e) have a sense of control, (f) are working toward a useful goal.

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  1. James Cook University, Singapore, Singapore

    George M. Jacobs

  2. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Willy A. Renandya

  3. Shoreline Public Schools, Shoreline, Washington, USA

    Michael Power

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Jacobs, G.M., Renandya, W.A., Power, M. (2016). Motivation. In: Simple, Powerful Strategies for Student Centered Learning. SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25712-9_10

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