title: Motivating Students in the 21st Century.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine instructors' and students' perspectives on motivation in the classroom and clinical environments and to explore instructional strategies educators can use to motivate college students in the 21st century.
  
  
  METHODS
  Articles selected for this review were from peer-reviewed journals and scholarly sources that emphasized student and educator perspectives on motivation and instructional strategies to increase student motivation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Understanding how college students are motivated can help educators engage students in lessons and activities, ultimately improving the students' academic performance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Students exhibit increased motivation in classes when educators have high expectations, conduct an open-atmosphere classroom, and use multidimensional teaching strategies. Instructional styles such as connecting with students, creating an interactive classroom, and guiding and reminding students improved student motivation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiologic science educators must be mindful of how college students are motivated and use various instructional strategies to increase students' motivation in the classroom and clinical setting.
authors.forename: Mandy L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sedden
authors.forename: Kevin R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000193:education*
keywords: clinical learning environment; clinical learning motivation; instructional strategies to motivate; instructor perspectives; mentors in clinical setting; motivating millennial students; motivation; student perspectives