Motivation In Learning

Question 1

Incentive

Answer 1

An object or event that either encourages or discourages a behavior

Question 2

Humanistic Interpretation

Answer 2

Emphasizes personal freedom, choice, self-determination and striving for personal growth

Question 3

Sociocultural views of motivation

Answer 3

Emphasis on participation, identity, and interpersonal relations

Question 4

Deficiency needs

Answer 4

Four lower-level survival needs (belonging, safety, self-esteem)

Question 5

Being needs

Answer 5

Three higher-level needs (Intellectual achievement, aesthetic appreciation, self-actualization)

Question 6

Cognitive evaluation theory

Answer 6

Motivation is affected by individuals view of their ability to control behavior or their abilities

Question 7

Goal Orientation

Answer 7

Beliefs about goals related to achievement in school

Question 8

Mastery goal

Answer 8

Persevering through challenges and failures to achieve a goal

Question 9

Performance goal

Answer 9

A personal goal to perform well in the eyes of others

Question 10

Social goals

Answer 10

Students who are motivated by their connection with others and be part of the group

Question 11

Locus of causality

Answer 11

The location- internal or external- of the cause of behavior

Question 12

Epistemology beliefs

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Beliefs about certainty of knowledge and how knowledge is best learned

Question 13

Entity view of ability

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View that ability is fixed (unchangeable)

Question 14

Incremental view of ability

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Ability can be changed (unstable=changeable)

Question 15

Attribution theory

Answer 15

How a students excuses and justifications influence their motivation and behavior

Question 16

Self-efficacy

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Beliefs about personal competence in a situation

Question 17

Learned helplessness

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Expectation that all one’s efforts will lead to failure

Question 18

Mastery-oriented students

Answer 18

Students that focus on learning goals because they value achievement

Question 19

Failure-avoiding students

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Students who avoid failure by sticking to what they know

Question 20

Self-handicapped

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Engage in behavior that blocks own success in order to avoid testing their true ability

Question 21

Failure-accepting students

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Students who believe their failure is because of their low ability

Question 22

Attainment value

Answer 22

The importance of doing well on a task

Question 23

Authentic task

Answer 23

Tasks that have a connection to real-life problems

Question 24

Problem based learning

Answer 24

Realistic problems that don’t necessarily have a right answer

Question 25

Goal structure

Answer 25

How a students relate to others working towards a goal

Question 26

Allocated time

Answer 26

Time set aside for learning

Question 27

Academic learning time

Answer 27

Time when students are actually succeeding at the learning task

Question 28

Procedures

Answer 28

Prescribed steps for an activity

Question 29

Natural consequences

Answer 29

Instead of punishment have students redo, repair or somehow face natural consequences that come up from their actions

Question 30

Action zone

Answer 30

Place in a classroom where the greatest amount of interaction takes place

Question 31

With-it-ness

Answer 31

Kounin theory

Awareness of everything happening in a classroom

Question 32

Overlapping

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Supervising several activities at once

Question 33

Group focus

Answer 33

Keeping all students involved in activities

Question 34

Movement Management

Answer 34

Keeping lessons and the group moving in a smooth way with little interruptions

Question 35

Paraphrase rule

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Accurately re-wording what a speaker has said before responding

Question 36

Empathetic listening

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Hearing the intent and emotions behind what someone says then paraphrasing it back to them

Question 37

“I” message

Answer 37

Non accusatory statement of how something is affecting you.

Question 38

Assertive discipline

Answer 38

Clear, firm, un-hostile response style