Achievement Motivation: Learning Objectives Understand the benefits and risks of seeking success and of seeking to avoid failure Exhibit awareness of your own achievement motivation profile Apply principles of Achievement Motivation theory to your own chosen activities

What Motivates You? (aka what dominates your thoughts and feelings?) Seeking success? Avoiding failure? Fearing success? Start with prompt to get students thinking about this topic.

Motive to Achieve/Avoid Failure Needs Achievement Theory (Atkinson & Feather, 1966) Playing to win vs. playing “not to lose” Higher motive to achieve is preferable Motive to avoid failure also has value “Fearing” versus “hating” failure (Is a difficult task a threat or a challenge?) Introduce the theory that separates achievement motivation into two areas of success and failure. The last point is to note that the emotional state of the learner plays a large role on how his/her thoughts influence the effect of their motivational profile.

Articles to Review https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201306/10-signs-you-might-have-fear-failure http://www.eaie.org/blog/helping-students-overcome-fear-of-failure/ Provide these links to students prior to the class discussion and review at this point during the course

Focus on Achieving Success Mental energy steered towards task at hand Attention to task rather than outcome e.g. rephrasing questions vs. impressing interviewers High confidence in ability to succeed Finding the fun or fascinating part of the task Not afraid of failure *Identifying shortcomings is a positive Consider consequences of failure only if motivation is waning This slide notes the upside of focusing more on achieving success than on avoiding failure. We note that fear of failure can boost motivation, and it can serve that purpose in a useful way when motivation is low. However, when students are already hyper-motivated, thinking about failure can push them past the optimal point and lead to decreased performance and increased distress. 5

“Success is never final, and failure is never fatal “Success is never final, and failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.” “If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.” John Wooden, 1910-2010 Quotes from John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach, who was known as a great motivator and for unprecedented success.

Motive to Achieve/Avoid Failure Mach Mach Mach This slide presents several motivational profiles and illustrates that achievement motivation and motive to avoid failure are independent aspects within a related domain. Maf Maf Maf Favored player/ Student on probation Hot & cold/ Selective effort Ideal Profile

How Big is the Task? (What’s at Stake?) These two images are included to illustrate two perspectives on the importance of a task. The first suggests that the consequences of the choice or result will be long-lasting (taking a different road). The second suggests that the next move is important, yet it will be followed by other tasks and choices on the way to a long-term result.

Applying these Concepts Review completed “Achievement Motivation Worksheet” Discuss with Classmates Review and Revise Factors to Consider How realistic are your expectations? Are your strengths and weaknesses controllable? Is there a difference between you performance and your value as a person? This slide can be used to guide the discussion around the worksheet. For the best learning effect, cover the factors to consider between the first and second iterations of the worksheet. 9

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Add this as the next major topic in motivation Give an overview of the terms, as well as related concepts (mastery vs. learning goals, task vs. ego orientation, process versus outcome focus) Provide an activity to explore 10