Importance of Belonging in motivation.

Dr James Shea in his article ‘What CLT needs to consider’ references two interesting reports. The first, When is Learning “Effortful”? Scrutinizing the Concept of Mental Effort in Cognitively Oriented Research from a Motivational Perspective (1) looks at the term effort and its impact on learning. This is worth thinking about in the context of Sir Ken Robinson’s work on finding your element.

The second report by Impact Ed ‘Understanding Attendance’ (2) points to the importance of a sense of belonging.

How these come together and how to manage that process in a busy school day along with meeting the three other needs (Power, Choice and Fun) is covered in my book, If you can’t reach them you can’t teach them. Available from Critical Publishing here

What Cognitive Load Theory needs to consider: not all effort is the same

Grund, A., Fries, S., Nückles, M. et al. When is Learning “Effortful”? Scrutinizing the Concept of Mental Effort in Cognitively Oriented Research from a Motivational Perspective. Educ Psychol Rev 36, 11 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09852-7

Impact Ed Evaluation. Understanding Attendance. Findings on the drivers of pupil absence from over 30,000 young people in England (January 2024) Link here