Motivation Theories
Get Motivated
Stay Motivated
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Besides your consideration of the different values of doing some task, you consider this, related to the potential of meeting your goal.
What is expectation of success? 
100
This type of value relates to finding the information useful for some longer-term or ultimate goal.
What is utility?
100
Researchers studied the types of praise toddlers hear looking specifically at process and product praise. The type that related to children's developing a growth mindset years later was this one. 
What is process praise? 
100
The processing of information into the memory system 


What is encoding? 
100
This is one of the most important steps to getting information into your working memory.
What is paying attention to it?
200
There are types of goals that motivate us: those we call "performance" that are based on outcomes and external components, and this type, which are focused on the process of the task itself.
What are mastery goals? 
200
Trophies, grades, praise, and monetary compensation are examples of this type of general motivation.
What is extrinsic? 
200
This type of skill, which we read about in the reading, relates to being able to monitor one's progress on tasks, recognize what is and isn't working, identify potentially better strategies, and more generally control one's behavior to accomplish goals.
What is self-regulated learning and self-regulation? 
200
This is the most active and effective type of engagement with material you are trying to learn. 
What is interactive learning? 
200

One type of meaningful difference across learners that results from the different levels of experience and abilities related to their learning.

What are differences in prior experience and knowledge/mental representations? 
300
These are the factors that we perceive outcomes to be caused by, and which influence our future motivation by impacting our self-efficacy and other aspects of our expectations for success.  
What are attributions? 
300
This is your belief that you are capable of accomplishing something or have the necessary skills/ability to be successful on a specific task. 
What is self-efficacy?
300
This relates to the attributions you may make about your success or failure being related to something within or outside of your power. 
What is the locus of control? 
300

This phenomena is sometimes seen by teachers who have high levels of content knowledge (and sometimes less pedagogical experience), resulting in their being unaware that they are assuming students have similar foundational knowledge and skills that they actually lack. 

What is expert blindspot? 
300

The system that involves conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual- spatial information, and of information retrieved from long- term memory

What is working memory? 
400

This theory suggests that we are motivated by our desires for competence, relatedness (feeling connected), and autonomy.

What is self-determination theory? 

400
If you have this type of mindset, you are likely to choose easier tasks and avoid those that might present some type of challenge. 
What is a fixed mindset?
400
If your motivation is primarily driven by things like grades, meeting your teachers' or parents' expectations, or maintaining scholarships and being at the top of your class, you likely hold this type of goal for learning.
What are performance goals? 
400

Organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically

What is chunking? 
400

Compared to novices, expert mental representations are more advanced in organization, making them more effective for this skill. 

What is application? 
500
This is the main function of motivation.
What is to direct behavior toward accomplishing goals? 
500
These types of goals relate to wanting to understand something, to do something for the sake of the experience itself and the resulting learning. 
What are mastery goals? 
500
This relates to your attributions you make about your success or failure on a task, based on your ability to know how to prepare for the task in order to prepare and influence the outcome.
What is controllability? 
500

This is the consensus of the research community regarding the existence of learning styles that meet the definition outlined by Willingham and others. 

What is a lack of empirical evidence and classification as a myth? 

500

The most important step in becoming an expert in something.

What is practice? (and the practice needs to be effective - usually requires a highly effective coach and strong metacognitive skills, discipline, and commitment)

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