Systems of student and teacher motivation: Toward a qualitative definition.

Defines 3 systems of motivation: ability-evaluative, task mastery, and moral responsibility. Implicit in each motivation system is a value orientation, and these values are shared by students and teachers. The qualitative perspective relates to distinct networks of cognitions, involving goals and values, attributions, and strategy beliefs. Student motivation is characterized by showing how each motivational system can be elicited by a competitive, cooperative, or individualistic goal structure. Teacher motivation is characterized by showing how each system evolves from specific teacher goal orientations. Different goals that affect student and teacher motivation are implicit in the goal structure of the classroom and in the teacher's belief system. (109 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)