week 4, feb 4, thu Brophy, J. Rebuilding Discouraged Students' Confidence and Willingness to Learn the one five o
assignments Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions Analyze interviews; prepare follow-up questions Improve test audio, if requested by me the one five o
constructs Expectancy Expectancy x Value Model of motivation Attribution Efficacy Strategies the one five o
low achievers Definition? the one five o
low achievers Students with limited ability who have difficulty keeping up and develop chronically low expectations and numbed acceptance to failure the one five o
students with failure syndrome Definition? the one five o
students with failure syndrome Students whose failure attributions or ability beliefs make them susceptible to learned helplessness in failure situations the one five o
self-worth protectors Definition? the one five o
self-worth protectors Students who are obsessed with self-worth protection and thus focus on performance goals but not learning goals the one five o
underachievers Definition? the one five o
underachievers Students who underachieve due to a desire to avoid responsibility Underachieve: to do less well than expected the one five o
students who don’t find school meaningful Students who do not see the value of school work. Another type of motivation problem, but not discussed in this chapter the one five o
activity Create a matrix of types of the four motivation problems, associated symptoms, and recommendations for teachers Make sure you understand 1. how the symptoms “fit” together 2. how the recommendations are particularly well- suited for the problem the one five o
activity: diagnose & recommend Diagnose and recommend treatment for particular cases of low motivated students Justify treatment as being well-suited for the specifics of the case the one five o
activity: what not to teach “what not to teach” – common teaching practices that are really not that helpful to students with low motivation See example on p 124 the one five o
hot topics Is it really alright to let some students not keep up with the rest of the class? Explain this paradox: Why do teachers sometimes teach in ways that are counterproductive to students’ motivation? (examples in Box 5.2) How might a teacher’s own motivational profile relate to the way they teach? the one five o