Socializing Uninterested or Alienated Students

Students who find no value in school activities are candidates for:

Apathetic students:

Teachers can use incentives with students who are:

In contingency contracts, the teacher;

Most motivational theorists urge caution in using incentive systems because thaty can undermine students' intrinsic motivation to engage in the rewarded activities. Do these cautions appy in situations where students are apathetic and lack intrinsic motivation? Why or why not?

In using contingency contracts with apathetic students, teachers should...