Conversation practice, while paramount for all language learners, can be difficult to get
enough of and very expensive. In this mobile age, chatbots are an obvious means of filling …

The current study used a longitudinal design to model initial interest and utility-value as
antecedents of developing interest and course proficiency. Using measures from four time …

Persistence in any of the growing variety of e-learning formats is a longstanding and
pernicious problem. The widely acknowledged nature of this issue makes the considerable …

After achievement, academic self-concept and interest are essential learning outcomes in
the transition to higher education and then lifelong learning. The current study examines self …

Interest and self-efficacy are crucial to academic success. This study addresses two gaps in
our understanding of their development and support during university courses: how prior self …

In most formal educational contexts learning occurs through students' interaction with tasks
embedded in courses representing learning domains. While current models of interest …

Background Self‐efficacy beliefs have well established theoretical and empirical linkages to
persistence and achievement. Budding theoretical and recent empirical research has …

Motivating students to persist in learning they did not choose is one of the most challenging
parts of being an educator. Psychological, classroom-based interventions have been …

Motivations-beliefs for learning and their relationship to instructional experiences are a
poorly understood aspect of higher education. Notably, interest is an individual difference …

Individual differences are theorised as being key predictors of students' lecture attendance.
Understanding students'(lack of) motivation for studying is an essential first step in …