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Motivating Students to Learn

Motivating Students to Learn. Tim Sylvester - Glendale Community College. Misplaced Motivation. “Will that be on the test?” “I need an ‘A’ in this class. What can I do for extra credit?” “Just tell me the right answer.” “I missed class. Did we cover anything important?”

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Motivating Students to Learn

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  1. Motivating Students to Learn Tim Sylvester - Glendale Community College

  2. Misplaced Motivation • “Will that be on the test?” • “I need an ‘A’ in this class. What can I do for extra credit?” • “Just tell me the right answer.” • “I missed class. Did we cover anything important?” Students are motivated - but not for what we want them to be motivated – GRADES • Tuition is like a hunting license.

  3. Failure avoidance goals Strategic effort goals Performance approach goals “I want to be the best in class.” “I am not going to raise my hand.” “How many pages does this have to be?” Achievement Goal Orientation

  4. Mastery Goals • I want to learn regardless of the time, mistakes, etc. • This is what we really want them to have. • But how can we develop mastery goals?

  5. 7 Keys • C L E A R expectations • Focus on personal improvement • The value of errors (HTFDWGH) • Positive support with useful feedback - specific • De-emphasize comparison with others • Allow some personal control over the process • Develop classroom community

  6. Your turn

  7. Four techniques to creating motivation in the classroom. • Challenge • Autonomy • Curiosity • Fantasy

  8. Evaluative Experiences • Drop 1 quiz. • Never curve. • Give 1st one early to change their perception from effort to mastery. • MC test questions – Explanation page • By next class pick one question and write a paragraph explaining why their answer is also correct. • Based upon your score on this test, how will you study differently for the next test?

  9. You and your students • You and your students are both people with other demands on your life. Hopefully college is not the most important thing in either yours or their lives. • Get to know them and let them know you.

  10. Kaizen • Kai – Good • Zen – Change • “Good Change” • “Relentless and continuous improvement” • Your goal is not to be a great teacher. • Your true goal is to be a better teacher tomorrow than you are today.

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