Motivation in Teaching & Learning Flashcards
Difference between intrinsic & extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic : natural tendency to seek out and conquer challenges
Extrinsic: based on factors not related to the activity itself
Define motivation
Internal state that arouses , directs, and maintains behavior.
Focuses on how and why people initiate actions directed toward specific goals, how long it takes them to get started in the activity, how intensely they are involved in the activity , how persistent they are in their attempts to reach these goals.
What are expectancy & value theories?
Motivation to reach a goal is the product of our expectations for success and the value of the goal to us.
What is legitimate peripheral participation?
Means that beginners are genuinely involved in the work of the group, even if their abilities are undeveloped and their contributions are small
What are the basic needs that fact motivation and how does self-determination affect motivation?
Motivation is affected by the need for competence , autonomy , and control, and relatedness.
Teachers must acknowledge the students’ perspective, offer choices, provide rationales for limits , and treat poor performance as a problem to be solved rather than a target for criticism
What kinds of goals are the most motivating
Goals increase motivation if they are specific , moderately difficult, and able to be reached in the near future
Describe mastery, performance, work-avoidant , and social goals
A mastery goal is the intention to gain knowledge and master skills, leading students to seek challenges and persist when they encounter difficulties .
Performance goal is the intention to get good grades or to appear smarter or more capable than others, leading students to be preoccupied with themselves and how they appear.
Work-avoidant earners simply want to find the easiest way to handle the situation
What makes goal-setting effective in the classroom?
Students need accurate feedback about their progress toward goals and they must accept the goals set.
They are more willing to adopt goals that seem realistic, reasonably difficult, and meaningful, and for which good reasons are given for the value of the goal
How do interests and emotions affect learning?
Likely to pay attention , learn, and remember events, images, and readings that provoke emotional responses or that are erected to their personal interests
What is the role of arousal in learning ?
A higher level of arousal is helpful in simple tasks, but lower levels of arousal are better for complex tasks.
When arousal is too low, teachers can stimulate curiosity by pointing out gaps in knowledge or using variety in activities
How does anxiety interfere with learning?
It can interfere with attention to, learning of, and retrieval of information.
how do beliefs about ability affect motivation?
when people believe that an ability is fixed- they tend to set performance goals and strive to protect themselves from failure.
when they believe ability is improvable, they tend to set mastery goals and handle failure constructively
How do tasks affect motivation?
when students encounter tasks that are connected to their interests, stimulate their curiosity, or are connected to real-life situations, the students are more likely to be motivated to learn
