THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOTIVATION RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: THE TRANSITION FROM EARLY THEORIES TO SELF-RELATED APPROACHES

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https://doi.org/10.20535/2410-8286.93906

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motivation, educational psychology, goal theories, self-related theories

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Motivation has been one of the earliest concepts of interest in general and educational psychology. Learning is mediated by individuals’ reasons and choices to do something or to abstain from it. The current paper is an attempt to summarise and review the development of motivation theories, models and frameworks within educational psychology. It specifically focuses on the emergence of self-related theories in motivation research. The earlier trends and theories such as expectancy-value theories, goal theories, and attribution theories are briefly described and the influential scholars who contributed to these theoretical developments are introduced. Then, the theoretical transition to self-related theories of motivation is highlighted. A general review of self-worth, self-determination and self-efficacy theories that stemmed from the concept of self is also provided.

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Saeed Safdari, English Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Saeed Safdari is a PhD candidate in TEFL at Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran. He has taught in a few higher education institutes for 10 years. He has published some books and presented several papers at national conferences. His main areas of interest are individual differences and L2 motivation.

Parviz Maftoon, English Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Parviz Maftoon is associate professor of teaching English at Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran. He received his Ph.D. degree from New York University in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. His primary research interests concern second language acquisition, SL/FL language teaching methodologies, and language curriculum development. He has published nationally and internationally and written and edited a number of English books. He is currently on the editorial board of several language journals in Iran.

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2017-07-12

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Safdari, S., & Maftoon, P. (2017). THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOTIVATION RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: THE TRANSITION FROM EARLY THEORIES TO SELF-RELATED APPROACHES. Advanced Education, (7), 95–101. https://doi.org/10.20535/2410-8286.93906

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