Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/192644 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Papers No. 662
Publisher: 
Statistics Norway, Research Department, Oslo
Abstract: 
This paper sheds light on the role of student motivation in the success of schooling. We develop a model in which a teacher engages in the management of student motivation through the choice of the classroom environment. We show that the teacher is able to motivate high-ability students, at least in the short run, by designing a competitive environment. For students with low ability, risk aversion, or when engaged in a long term relationship, the teacher designs a classroom environment that is more focused on mastery and self-referenced standards. In doing so, the teacher helps to develop the intrinsic motivation of students and their capacity to overcome failures.
Subjects: 
Education
Student Achievement
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
Effort
Goal Theory.
JEL: 
D03
I21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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