Written by leading researchers in educational and social psychology, learning science, and neuroscience, this edited volume is suitable for a wide-academic readership. It gives definitions of key terms related to motivation and learning alongside developed explanations of significant findings in the field. It also presents cohesive descriptions concerning how motivation relates to learning, and produces a novel and insightful combination of issues and findings from studies of motivation and/or learning across the authors' collective range of scientific fields. The authors provide a variety of perspectives on motivational constructs and their measurement, which can be used by multiple and distinct scientific communities, both basic and applied.

Table of Contents:
Foreword W. Schultz; Introduction: motivation and learning S. E. Hidi and K. A. Renninger; Part I. The Self and Its Impact: 1. Self-related information processing and its potential for educational benefit Suzanne E. Hidi, K. Ann Renninger and G. Northoff; 2. Academic self-concept: its centrality in understanding motivation and learning H. W. Marsh, M. Seaton, T. Dicke, P. D. Parker and M. S. Horwood; 3. Self-efficacy in learning: past, present, and future H. S. Ahn and M. Bong; 4. Self-regulation of motivation: a renewable resource for learning C. Sansone, D. M. Geerling, D. B. Thoman and J. L. Smith; 5. Youth development programs: supporting self-motivation in project-based learning R. W. Larson, G. McGovern and C. Orson; Part II. Rewards, Incentives, and Choice: 6. Neuroscientific and psychological approaches to incentives: commonality and multifaceted views K. Murayama; 7. Incentive motivation: the missing piece between learning and behavior P. Anselme and M. J. F. Robinson; 8. Attention, information-seeking, and active sampling: empirical evidence and applications for learning A. Dey and J. Gottlieb; 9. Open digital badges and reward structures D. T. Hickey and K. Schenke; 10. The promise and peril of choosing for motivation and learning E. A. Patall and S. Y. Hooper; Part III. Interest and Internal Motivation: 11. Interest development and learning K. Ann Renninger and Suzanne E. Hidi; 12. Online affinity networks as contexts for connected learning M. Ito, C. Martin, M. Rafalow, K. S. Tekinbas, A. Wortman and R. C. Pfister; 13. Multiple points of access for supporting interest in science J. A. Alexander and K. E. Johnson; 14. Predicting academic effort: the conscientiousness x interest compensation (CONIC) model U. Trautwein and B. Roberts; 15. Reconceptualizing intrinsic motivation: excellence as goal B. Schwartz and A. Wrzesniewski; Part IV. Curiosity and Boredom: 16. Curiosity and learning: a neuroscientific perspective M. J. Gruber, A. Valji and C. Ranganath; 17. Curiosity: nature, dimensionality, and determinants J. Litman; 18. The role of curiosity in learning and motivation D. Shin, H. J. Lee, G. Lee and S. Kim; 19. Boredom T. Goetz, M. Krannich and N. C. Hall; 20. The costs and benefit of boredom in the classroom J. Mugon, J. Danckert, and J. Eastwood; Part V. Goals and Values: 21. Motivated memory: integrating cognitive and affective neuroscience K. Chiew and R. Alison Adcock; 22. Conceptualizing goals S. B. Nolen; 23. Achievement goal orientations: a person-oriented approach M. Niemivirta, A. T. Pulkka, A. Tapola and H. Tuominen; 24. Expectancy-value theory and its relevance for student motivation and learning E. Q. Rosenzweig and A. Wigfield; 25. Utility value and intervention framing E. Canning and J. M. Harackiewicz; Part VI. Methods, Measures, and Perspective: 26. Motivation and learning: measures and methods M. D. Ainley and J. Ainley; 27. Addressing the challenge of measuring student engagement J. A. Fredricks, T. Hofkens and M. T. Wang; 28. Measuring motivation in educational settings: a case for pragmatic measurement J. Kosovich, C. S. Hulleman and K. E. Barron; 29. An integrative perspective for studying motivation in relation to engagement and learning L. Linnenbrink-Garcia and S. V. Wormington; 30. Affordances and attention: learning and culture D. F. Shell and T. Flowerday.