In week 12, we are discussing motivation and the various approaches to incorporating motivation within a classroom. The text describes motivation as the willingness to expend a certain amount of effort to achieve a particular goal under a particular set of circumstances. The following is a list of views of motivation:
- Behavioral View
- Social Cognitive View
- Cognitive Views
- Humanistic View
The behavioral view includes the reinforcement of desired behavior. We discussed both extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. The text also encourages followers of this approach to use rewards sparingly, especially in tasks that the students are naturally interested in.
The social cognitive view is rooted in the belief that students can observe and imitate modeled behavior in order to increase their own level of self-efficacy. Other cognitive views include that by setting mastery and various performance goals lead to high-performance and success rates.
The Humanistic view relies on the thought that a person is motivated when deficiency needs are not met. This view also includes that self-actualization occurs only when the lower needs are met.
The book encourages teachers to design instruction to improve academic self-concept as well as achievement. Self concept is defined as the way we view ourselves in specific domains.
The last thing this chapter discusses is the incorporation of technology into the classroom and ways to motivate the students with it. Technology can help to make the lessons more meaningful to the students because they are able to learn in a fun way. This is said to increase intrinsic motivation.
*Back To Me*
Looking back to my elementary school days, I can think of a lot of days that my teachers incorporated behavioral motivation. I had a lot of teachers that used a token economy of sorts, or kept us motivated by the use of a progress chart. This was a constant visual reminder of what was expected of us, and how well we were doing in meeting those expectations.*How Do I Benefit?*
This week's lesson will benefit me by providing various tactics when trying to motivate my students. Not only does it provide suggestions, but it also provides various results of motivation tactics. I like that it includes lesson suggestions.*This Week in the DB*
I am the only one that has posted to the DB so far, so I am limited on what I have found there as of yet. I would like to include that another student asked me about how I thought working in mixed-ability groups could benefit those that are higher-achievers. I responded that I think just because they are great in a particular subject, or even all subjects for that matter, does not mean they can not personally benefit from the social interactions with their classmates. Also, maybe someone that isn't necessarily an A+ student could teach them something new or even a new approach to something old.*Question of the Week*
Find another school district's website (this will be your fourth) outside of your hometown and/or Springfield. Answer the following questions about the school district in your blog:http://drs.dadeschools.net/Highlights/Highlights_2007-08.pdf
Why would you want to teach in this particular school district? This school district is very diverse. According to this website, over 75% of the annual budget is spent on providing for the students.
What makes this school district stand out from others that you found on the Internet? I think the report I was able to read that explained their budgets as well as the parental support and surveys of the district.
Are there specific features that this school district has to offer that you hadn't thought of before? Yes.
What are they? If not, what would you like? I enjoyed reading about the budget and the different educational programs available for the students.
Would you ever consider applying for a job at this school district? Why or why not? Yes, If I lived there. They seem to be focused on the success of their students and value input from external sources.
Based on what we've learned so far in this class, how does this school district measure up? Very well.
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