Motivation

definition: what pushes students to do their school work, study, get good grades, etc.

motives as goals

TARGET

motives as interests

motives as attributions

motivation as self-efficacy

motivation as self-determination

permanent personal interests

temporarily triggered interests

locus: the location of the source of success or failure

stability: the attributes relative permanence

controllability: the extent to which an individual can influence the attribute

attributions: beliefs about what causes success and failure

mastery (intrinsic)

performance (extrinsic)

failure avoidance (extrinsic)

G: grouping - put them in groups that will assist and improve their learning

E: evaluation - how do you know your students are learning?

R: recognition - recognize your students' efforts

T: time - make sure they are not rushed

A: autonomy - do the students have a choice?

T: task - are the students interested?

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If a person's self-efficacy is very low, he or she can develop learned helplessness, a perception of complete lack of control when mastering a task

Autonomy: the need to feel free of external constraints on behavior

Definition: the belief that you are capable of completing a specific task or reaching a specific goal

Competence: the need to feel capable or skilled

Relatedness: the need to feel connected or involved with others