K. Ann Renninger is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action, and Chair of the Department of Educational Studies at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.

Foreword W. Schultz; Introduction: motivation and learning S. E. Hidi and K. A. Renninger; Part I. The Self and Its Impact: 1. Self-related information processing and its potential for educational benefit Suzanne E. Hidi, K. Ann Renninger and G. Northoff; 2. Academic self-concept: its centrality in understanding motivation and learning H. W. Marsh, M. Seaton, T. Dicke, P. D. Parker and M. S. Horwood; 3. Self-efficacy in learning: past, present, and future H. S. Ahn and M. Bong; 4. Self-regulation of motivation: a renewable resource for learning C. Sansone, D. M. Geerling, D. B. Thoman and J. L. Smith; 5. Youth development programs: supporting self-motivation in project-based learning R. W. Larson, G. McGovern and C. Orson; Part II. Rewards, Incentives, and Choice: 6. Neuroscientific and psychological approaches to incentives: commonality and multifaceted views K. Murayama; 7. Incentive motivation: the missing piece between learning and behavior P. Anselme and M. J. F. Robinson; 8. Attention, information-seeking, and active sampling: empirical evidence and applications for learning A. Dey and J. Gottlieb; 9. Open digital badges and reward structures D. T. Hickey and K. Schenke; 10. The promise and peril of choosing for motivation and learning E. A. Patall and S. Y. Hooper; Part III. Interest and Internal Motivation: 11. Interest development and learning K. Ann Renninger and Suzanne E. Hidi; 12. Online affinity networks as contexts for connected learning M. Ito, C. Martin, M. Rafalow, K. S. Tekinbas, A. Wortman and R. C. Pfister; 13. Multiple points of access for supporting interest in science J. A. Alexander and K. E. Johnson; 14. Predicting academic effort: the conscientiousness x interest compensation (CONIC) model U. Trautwein and B. Roberts; 15. Reconceptualizing intrinsic motivation: excellence as goal B. Schwartz and A. Wrzesniewski; Part IV. Curiosity and Boredom: 16. Curiosity and learning: a neuroscientific perspective M. J. Gruber, A. Valji and C. Ranganath; 17. Curiosity: nature, dimensionality, and determinants J. Litman; 18. The role of curiosity in learning and motivation D. Shin, H. J. Lee, G. Lee and S. Kim; 19. Boredom T. Goetz, M. Krannich and N. C. Hall; 20. The costs and benefit of boredom in the classroom J. Mugon, J. Danckert, and J. Eastwood; Part V. Goals and Values: 21. Motivated memory: integrating cognitive and affective neuroscience K. Chiew and R. Alison Adcock; 22. Conceptualizing goals S. B. Nolen; 23. Achievement goal orientations: a person-oriented approach M. Niemivirta, A. T. Pulkka, A. Tapola and H. Tuominen; 24. Expectancy-value theory and its relevance for student motivation and learning E. Q. Rosenzweig and A. Wigfield; 25. Utility value and intervention framing E. Canning and J. M. Harackiewicz; Part VI. Methods, Measures, and Perspective: 26. Motivation and learning: measures and methods M. D. Ainley and J. Ainley; 27. Addressing the challenge of measuring student engagement J. A. Fredricks, T. Hofkens and M. T. Wang; 28. Measuring motivation in educational settings: a case for pragmatic measurement J. Kosovich, C. S. Hulleman and K. E. Barron; 29. An integrative perspective for studying motivation in relation to engagement and learning L. Linnenbrink-Garcia and S. V. Wormington; 30. Affordances and attention: learning and culture D. F. Shell and T. Flowerday.