Motivation (extrinsic) Blog Prompts
Due October 27th at 11pm, comments due October 30th at 11pm
Blog Post 1 (Deep Reading)
- After reading the chapter and the Dweck article, discuss one question or confusion that you had about the material.
- When are extrinsic forms of motivation most beneficial or appropriate, compared to other forms? What do they offer?
- When do you think that extrinsic forms MIGHT be the wrong choice? (Look to the Dweck article where she discusses how praise can be dangerous) Discuss some form of extrinsic motivation and why IT might also be 'dangerous'.
Blog Post 2 (Activity)
- Watch the Terry Tate video
- Reflect on Module 15 and discuss why or why not Terry's method of motivation is effective. (You can also discuss whether using extrinsic forms of motivation would be beneficial in your classroom, while assuming YOUR motivators will not be fear and pain!)
Intrinsic Motivation
Motivation (intrinsic) Blog Prompts
Due November 3rd at 11pm, comments due November 6th at 11pm
Blog Post 1 (Deep Reading)
- Discuss one question or confusion that you had about the material.
- When are INTRINSIC forms of motivation most beneficial or appropriate, compared to extrinsic forms? What do they offer?
- Even though intrinsic motivation describes something internal, it's something that CAN be affected by external factors, like teachers. Discuss some specific ways that you can increase intrinsic forms of motivation for your students. (For example, are you attributing success/failure to factors they can control or factors that are inherent?)
Blog Post 2 (Activity)
Yes, you should actually do this. It can be surprising. Remember your responses to the things in bold for the blog post.
- Grab two identical pieces of paper (or some material) and crumple them into paper balls.
- Stand in front of a trash can or receptacle of some kind.... Reflect on your confidence level.
- (try to) Toss the ball into the trash can. ....Did you make it? WHY didn't you make it?
- Move back 5 (or more) feet. Reflect on your confidence level THIS time. Try again.
- Did you make it?
Did you do all of the above? Ok, now you can write:
- Use what you have read about factors of intrinsic motivation to explain what happened.
- Do you think your original goal (distance from the trash can) was reasonable? (If you set reasonable goals and complete them, intrinsic motivation increases!)
- How did you confidence level change from the first try to the second? If it increased, did you make your first shot? If it decreased, did you miss your first shot? (Success completing reasonable goals increases intrinsic motivation and confidence for next time)
- When you asked yourself WHY you didn't make the shot/s, what did you blame? Where these factors controllable or uncontrollable? What could you do next time to change those factors and improve your changes? (If failure/success is blamed on factors that are not controllable, such as luck, there's nothing you can do to improve, which makes a person feel helpless, and lowers intrinsic motivation. If it is attributed to factors that ARE controllable, and the person identifies those factors, they can feel empowered and will work to change those factors).
