Alan McLean
Alan McLean is a educational psychologist who has helped Scottish schools to gain a greater understanding of the role of motivation in learning. His publication in 2003, The Motivated School, has promoted greater awareness of how classroom climates impact upon learning and achievement. Alan’s more recent work on Learning Stances provides teachers with strategies for building higher levels of intrinsic motivation in learners.
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About motivation - Alan McLean
The focus of this perspective movie is motivation. Alan McLean explores some common perceptions about intelligence and contrasts the different perspectives that can be held by teachers and learners.
Motivation is the new discipline - Alan McLean
The focus of this perspective movie is motivation. Alan McLean reviews our changing understanding of motivation and reviews some typical motivational cycles within classrooms.
Motivational drivers - Alan McLean
The focus of this perspective movie is motivation. Alan McLean outlines four main drivers of motivation - engagement, structure, relevance and feedback.
The motivating teacher - Alan McLean
The focus of this perspective movie is motivation. Alan McLean describes some features of a motivating teachers and how they create motivating learning environments.
The three As of motivation - Alan McLean
The focus of this perspective movie is motivation. Alan McLean outlines a basic framework for motivation in schools - affiliation, agency and autonomy.