Motivating Your Children
Strategies to Encourage Motivation:
- build their confidence
- help them see the value in learning
- help them stay focused on the task
- promote a sense of belonging
Greater interest in concepts/subjects leads to...
- more positive emotional response to materual
- greater persistence
- deeper processing
- better remembering of material
- higher achievement
Foster a child's interest and curiosity because curiosity can be a powerful motivational tool that captures and maintains students' attention in school
Motivation to Learn in School: On T.A.R.G.E.T.
T ask for learning (interest, authentic, high utility value)
A utonomy (provide a range of choices)
R ecognition (recognize progress, persistence, and creativity)
G rouping (encourage cooperation)
E valuation (self-evaluation supports autonomy and increase learning)
T ime (balance high ability students with low ability students)
- build their confidence
- help them see the value in learning
- help them stay focused on the task
- promote a sense of belonging
Greater interest in concepts/subjects leads to...
- more positive emotional response to materual
- greater persistence
- deeper processing
- better remembering of material
- higher achievement
Foster a child's interest and curiosity because curiosity can be a powerful motivational tool that captures and maintains students' attention in school
Motivation to Learn in School: On T.A.R.G.E.T.
T ask for learning (interest, authentic, high utility value)
A utonomy (provide a range of choices)
R ecognition (recognize progress, persistence, and creativity)
G rouping (encourage cooperation)
E valuation (self-evaluation supports autonomy and increase learning)
T ime (balance high ability students with low ability students)
Resources:
Lecture Slide - Week 8 "Motivation" Powerpoint presentation
Lecture Slide - Week 8 "Motivation" Powerpoint presentation