Toinne
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3 years ago Learned some things by reading your submission thanks !!
I think your viewpoint on "high targets" is interesting how would you do that without making sure the student feel unmotivated. They might look at the target and feel it is way out of their league?
Explain the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic motivation is when students simply enjoy learning a certain topic, without requiring any source of external motivation. In extrinsic motivation either the student identifies the importance of the topic and why learning it brings value, which drives them to learn, or is driven by the consequences of learning/not learning. These consequences can either be internalized consequences, like shame, or external, like rewards or punishments.
What factors make a student find an activity as interesting and engage in it?
According to the expectancy-value-cost model, a student will perceive a task as interesting and engage in it if they expect to succeed in it, if they see a value in it, and if there are not too many barriers (i.e. the cost is low).
According to the ARCS model, for the student to be motivated, one must be able to get and sustain their attention in the particular activity, they need to understand that the activity is relevant to them, they need to be confident that their efforts will lead to success, they need to have some control over their learning process, and completing the activity needs to bring satisfaction.
According to the self-determination theory, the students need to feel they have some control over their own learning, they need to feel competent, i.e. they need to feel that they are able to perform their activities well, and they need to feel that they belong to the community.
In practice (as usual xD), I'd say it's mix and match of all the above, and what motivates one student might not motivate another, so we should try to use as many approaches as possible to motivate the students. Also I would add explaining the context of whatever they are learning, why is it important in general and why it may be important to them in particular.
How can we use the Model of Intrinsic Motivation when teaching or helping students? Do you think it can help?
We can:
I like to think that setting high targets for the students' learning while letting them take some control over the process and providing support works really well. But i also think that this only works if the student is motivated to learn, and one way to motivate one student might not work for another student, so i'd go for a mix of always explaining why learning topic X is important and getting to know the student, so that i could both establish a closer connection and relate the topic to their interests.
Out of the different motivation strategies, which resonates the most with you and why?
Looking back, the classes i enjoyed the most and performed better were either the tough ones but where the work was recognized, or the ones where i really liked the teacher. So i guess, classes where the learning goals where high but there was feedback and support. This probably because i like challenges and these classes were challenging, but there was a structure, i didn't feel lost. And the classes where i liked the teacher, it was just more engaging somehow.
List half a dozen things you did this week in your job that use the skills we teach in HYF.