Boredom in the Classroom, 2015 Addressing Student Motivation, Self-Regulation, and Engagement in Learning SpringerBriefs in School Psychology Series
Auteur : Macklem Gayle L.
This brief synthesizes current findings on the many aspects of chronic student boredom, its relationship with negative academic, emotional, and health outcomes, and what professionals can do to best address it. Citing the complexity of this common student emotion, the author spotlights boredom susceptibility during the critical K-12 years. The brief analyzes cognitive and emotional attributes of boredom and identifies emotional skills that can be strengthened to counteract it. In addition, the volume features strategies for educators and school counselors to reduce boredom, both internally and in class.
This stimulating volume:
- Argues that boredom shouldn't be ignored or dismissed as a passing phase.
- Examines various types of boredom as well as gender and cultural differences.
- Explores boredom in the contexts of anxiety and depression and in non-school situations.
- Provides theory on causes of boredom in students.
- Details how student self-regulation, motivation, and engagement can be improved.
- Describes specific roles teachers and mental health professionals can play in controlling boredom.
Boredom in the Classroom is an essential resource for researchers, scientist-practitioners, clinicians, and graduate students in the fields of child and school psychology, educational psychology, social work, and related disciplines.
Synthesizes recent developments in theory and research on boredom
Explores differences in learning environments and whether or not boredom is domain specific
Examines various types of boredom as well as gender and cultural differences
Focuses on the ramifications of boredom for K-12 students
Details how student self-regulation, motivation, and engagement can be improved
Date de parution : 01-2015
Ouvrage de 88 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Thèmes de Boredom in the Classroom :
Mots-clés :
Academic emotions and student boredom; Achievement goals and student engagement; Alexithymia and student boredom; Anxiety and student boredom; Attention and student boredom; Attributional retraining and student engagement; Attributions and student boredom; Boredom proneness at school; Coping strategies and boredom at school; Disengagement in the classroom; Emotion regulation and student engagement; Engagement in the classroom; Enjoyment; learning; and boredom; Mastery goals and student engagement; Motivation and student engagement; Negative emotions and student boredom; Nonacademic effects on achievement; Positive emotions and student boredom; Self-regulation and student boredom; Volitional strategy training and student boredom