Extrinsic Motivation

Extrinsic motivators include parental expectations, expectations of other trusted role models, earning potential of a course of study, and grades (which keep scholarships coming).

Students who are extrinsically motivated might say things like the following.

• “I need a B- in statistics to get into business school.”
• “If I flunk chemistry, I will lose my scholarship.”
• “Our instructor will bring us donuts if we do well on today’s quiz.”

Advantages:Extrinsic motivators more readily produce behavior changes and typically involve relatively little effort or preparation. Also, efforts at applying extrinsic motivators often do not require extensive knowledge of individual students.

Disadvantages:On the other hand, extrinsic motivators can often distract students from learning the subject at hand. It can be challenging to devise appropriate rewards and punishments for student behaviors. Often, one needs to escalate the rewards and punishments over time to maintain a certain effect level. Also, extrinsic motivators typically do not work over the long term. Once the rewards or punishments are removed, students lose their motivation.

Furthermore, research indicates that extrinsic rewards can have a negative impact on intrinsic motivation. In one series of experiments, psychologist Edward Deci had two groups of college students play with a puzzle called Soma. One group of students was paid for each puzzle they solved; the other wasn’t. He found that the group that was paid to solve puzzles stopped solving puzzles as soon as the experiment—and the payment—ended. However, the group that wasn’t paid kept solving the puzzles even after the experiment was over. They had found the puzzles intrinsically interesting. Deci argued that the group that had been paid to solve puzzles might have found the puzzles intrinsically interesting as well, but the extrinsic, monetary reward had reduced their intrinsic interest.

b) Problem solving situation.

Decide on a solution that you think is the best one and justify it:

At school you can easily notice that most of the teachers repeat instructions too many times. It is not that the pupils are regular trouble-makers. It is just you are struggling for communication when their minds are occupied with something more absorbing.

I have always looked for interesting attention catchers to be used if necessity has arisen.

What would you advise to a teacher of ten-formers?

No matter how difficult it was to deal with these students, there are some useful tips that can help the teacher to reassure the blazing flame.

1. Use non-verbal cues (sights, gestures) to prevent unwanted actions and draw attention to himself.
2. Locate complicated guys teammates more peaceful nature and allowed access to them for help. Make sure that the aid was not the performance of work to one child over another.
3. perching unsupervised children in the midst of quiet guys.
4. Use physical contact to bring back the child's attention.
5. Use the moving models, toys, animations to attract the attention of students.
6. Variruete tone of voice when he tells the material.
7. Use the division into groups, running tests on paper, in order to avoid visual distractions students.
8. Highlight color or illuminated key points in a presentation, or to explain the material on the board.
9. During independent reading (or other work that involves an individual peace of mind) let the students take their seats on their own, or even work standing anywhere in the class.
10. Maximum Involve students in the process of active lesson, using guiding questions.
11. Allow students to teach each other what they do better than the others (it is desirable that every child knew their strengths and tried to share them with their classmates).
12. takes work and responsibility are too active or too slow learners. Active children who find it difficult to concentrate, with great zeal perform many small exercises, but they also benefit obviously a difficult task, which will allow them to be proud of themselves (provide the necessary assistance for its implementation). Lagging guys will be happy to take on any of the powers associated with their studies very indirectly (they gladly will pour flowers, check yours notebook, take responsibility for his silence in a row).

The most important thing in the performance of any recommendation - do not come from hatred and anger, but out of love for children. They feel it is fine and will go to meet you.

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Date: 2015-12-24; view: 1145