Download or read book Overcoming Student Failure written by Martin V. Covington and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Overcoming Student Failure" explores motives and incentives for learning. The authors believe that the reasons for learning, or not learning, are greatly dependent on the kinds of incentives that prevail in the classroom. ... This book explores ways that teachers can modify classroom incentive systems, including grading methods, to encourage positive reasons for learning. The changes discussed can be implemented by individual teachers in their own classrooms, and over 25 specific activities are included that can be adapted and used for that purpose. /// This is the 5th book in American Psychological Association (APA)'s Division 15 "Psychology in the Classroom" series for elementary, middle, and high school teachers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).