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Motivation & Engagement - Coggle Diagram
Motivation & Engagement
Overview
Student motivation = crucial to engaging students
Today's students are unique
environments outside school vary
Consider what children bring to the classroom
Rapidly changing world
Theories of motivation
behaviourists
social cognitivists
humanists
Positive impact on achievement, self confidence and independence
Meet students needs
physical wellbeing
personal wellbeing
emotional connection
attention to education aspects that may hinder motivation
The brain
Humans are curious about the world
Natural inquisitiveness
The Limbic System
Motivation
The Amygdala
The Hippocampus
The Neurotransmitter
Intrinsic Motivation
thrives on heightened emotional status
far more powerful than extrinsic motivation in regard to learner engagement
Motivation and Implications for Learning
Interest theory
Implications for motivation
student values the experience
student find importance
Implications for learning
students are highly engaged
Self-efficacy theory
Implications for motivation
students feel capable
Implications for learning
students see themselves as competent
Attribution Theory
Implications for motivation
students believe their outcome is a result of effort
Implications for learning
students associate success or failure with effort rather than ability
Goal Orientation Theory
implications for motivation
value of understanding is linked to students' objectives or values
Implications for learning
students want to understand the material
Fostering Motivation
no single right way
motivation is link to individuals interests
Planning to motivate students:
appropriate level of difficulty
provide strategies and ideas for success
provide ongoing feedback
provide scaffolding
Designing motivational learning environments
Adaptive self-efficacy and competence beliefs
Adaptive attributions and control beliefs
higher levels of interest and intrinsic motivation
Higher levels of value
goals