MOTIVATION NT

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How do we motivate our students? What does it mean to motivate? Does effective teaching impact student motivation? How?

Motivation Theory : 

What does motivation mean? Motivation does not mean “like” Motivation refers to the “intent to do…” Motivation is NOT genetic... Teachers create conditions in which kids choose (THAT is our job!) Motivation Theory

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MOTIVATION SUCCESS KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS INTEREST LEVEL OF CONCERN FEELING TONE BASIC HUMAN NEEDS REWARDS

“A moderate level of concern stimulates effort to learn (Hunter, 2004). ”: 

“A moderate level of concern stimulates effort to learn (Hunter, 2004). ” Level of Concern PROXIMITY TIME VISIBILITY

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How does active participation/student engagement result in a moderate level of concern?

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Feeling Tone Pleasant Unpleasant Neutral Make students feel personally important or significant Use humor (wisely and effectively) Celebrate students’ efforts Pressure to succeed Return to pleasant feeling tones after… Example: “Many of you have felt discouraged and wanted to give up, but your perseverance has paid off.” Use neutral feeling tones to reassure students. Example: “This is our first attempt, so don’t be concerned if you don’t understand. We’ll need to do several before it will be clear.”

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If students believe that they will be successful learners (which creates a pleasant feeling), they are more apt to try (Hunter, 2004). “An awareness of the three feeling tones and facility in creating each of them, when needed, are the hallmarks of a teacher who is proactive on students’ motivation rather than merely being reactive to their lack of it (Hunter, 2004).”

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Feeling Tone Pleasant Unpleasant Neutral Make students feel personally important or significant Use humor (wisely and effectively) Celebrate students’ efforts Pressure to succeed Return to pleasant feeling tones after… Example: “Many of you have felt discouraged and wanted to give up, but your perseverance has paid off.” Use neutral feeling tones to reassure students. Example: “This is our first attempt, so don’t be concerned if you don’t understand. We’ll need to do several before it will be clear.”

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SUCCESS I CAN PRINCIPLES I know I can because. . . I know what I have to do I know what I have to do to do it well! I know what to improve. I know how to improve it. How can you affect your students’ success? Level of difficulty of the learning task Teaching quality

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KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS We are more motivated to try to accomplish a task when we find out… What we are doing well What needs to be improved What to do to improve it Focus on specific feedback! Timely feedback on new learning Use rubrics, peer feedback and self-evaluation

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How can I promote INTEREST? Use students’ interest in themselves Increase the authenticity of the learning VARIETY: Vivid and Novel

Next Steps: 

Next Steps Complete survey- next section on Blackboard Choose a reading selection and respond in the appropriate discussion forum. Please contact me with any questions: Kerri Bullock Email: kbullock@btboces.org Phone: 766-3766