Joanne JacobsApr 20, 20222 min readTrying is not the same as achievingGrading students based on effort rather than achievement is spreading from P.E. class to academic classes in high schools, but...
Joanne JacobsMay 15, 20182 min readHow to motivate studentsMany believe “extrinsic” motivators, such as incentives, “decrease student effort by eroding students’ intrinsic desire to learn,” they...
Joanne JacobsApr 2, 20181 min readPraising effort may backfirePraising students’ effort, rather than their intelligence, is supposed to encourage them to try harder, improve and build a “growth...