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Why Grades Engender Performance-Avoidance Goals: The Mediating Role of Autonomous MotivationPulfrey & Buchs
2011
Multiple experiments reveal that students when pressured with a grade are less likely to be motivated and/or would be more likely to perform as best as possible.
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Trevor Aleo
Trevor teaches high school English, designs professional learning experiences for teachers, and researches the intersection of disciplinary literacies and multimodality. He is a co-author of Learning That Transfers: Designing Curriculum for a Changing World and a doctoral student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne.
