Motivation
Motivation is something that energizes, directs, and sustains behavior.
What is “relatedness”
reflects the need to feel socially connected and to secure the love and respect of others
What are the three ways that attributions are formed?
Locus, Stability, and Controllability
Give an example of a social goal
Gaining other people’s approval
Forming & maintaining friendly or intimate social relationships
Achieving status, popularity, and prestige among peers
What does the first T in TARGETS stand for
Task
What is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic reward system.
Intrinsic Motivation is engaging and participating because you enjoy doing it, where as extrinsic Motivation is engaging and participating in order to receive a reward.
How does a subject area become a “valued area” to a student
High achievement rate and Learners must believe there are benefits in performing a task or learning about a subject area
What happens at age 9 (affecting attributions)?
Realize that effort and ability go hand in hand, but some learners need to put in more effort than others
what are long term life goals based on ?
these choices are based on personal and cultural values
What does the G stand for in Targets
Grouping
Define “need for arousal and what is a classroom example
A need for arousal is a need for some degree of stimulation. Classroom relational examples of this are: passing notes, fidgeting, talking with friends.
What is “Self Handicapping”
When Students feel defeated to the point where they can’t perform tasks they have the abilities for
What are the 2 main achievement goals?
Performance and Mastery Goals
explain a growth mindset?
When we believe that our ability to learn something is possible and that our potential to improve our skills is high, we have what is known as “growth Mindset”
Give an example of the E (evaluation)
giving students concrete criteria with which, they can evaluate the quality of their own writing.
Name 1 of the three general principles of motivation
1. Conditions in the classroom and school
2.variety of cognitive and sociocultural factors that evolve over time.
What type of interest should you apply new material to
Personal interest
What are some influences on developmental trends?
Teaching and coaching practices help develop performance goals
Explain a Fixed Mindset
When we believe that our ability to learn something is limited.
We believe that we simply do not have the capacity to excel in a particular academic area and that our intelligence can’t improve, even with practice.
Give an example of second T (Time)
after explaining a new concept, allocate sufficient time for students to work through a hand-Ons activity that lets them explore the concept in depth.
List Maslow's 5 basic needs
1. Physiological:
2. Safety
3. Love and belonging:
4. Esteem
5. Self-Actualization:
. Difference between Situational and Personal interest
Personal- are relatively stable over time and lead to consistent patterns in the choices learners make, Situational- evoked by something in the immediate environment.
What can we as teachers do to foster productive achievement goals?
Adapt an approach to develop mastery goals within students
explain what a learned helplessness is
When a student develops a “ i can’t do it” attitude
What can we do as teachers to provide Social Support for students
Get to know the students individually