Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Blog Post 1

The main ideas in this chapter that stuck out to me were intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation is when we do things for ourselves without needing a reward. We are interested in the things we are doing like reading a fun book or playing with our toys. Extrinsic motivation is when we are motivated by rewards. We do something well so that we get something that we want. This information would be useful to future teachers by understanding what type of motivation is best for each student. This will help each student learn in the most effective way for them. One question I had about the chapter was about using praise and rewards effectively. Is this is what students crave how do we know when it becomes too much? If students only do good work to get praise or a reward and then we stop this action, won't they be less motivated to do their best? What would good praise look like in a 1st grade classroom versus a high school classroom?

I could help my studente become less dependent on external factors by giving them the resources that they need to become self-motivating. If students think that they can do the work themselves they may be more inspired or encouraged. Also, praise and rewards can be good but we need to know how to use them. If students rely on these then they will only be doing their best knowing that they a receiving a reward or some type of acknowledgement. I also think students will respond positively to punishments and stop relying on rewards and praise. Instead of behaving a certain way to receive something, they will work hard because they don't want to be punished.

I would tell this student that creativity is in the eye of the beholder. Everyone is creative in their own way and there is no wright or wrong answer for creativity. Students may think that they will get something wrong because they are not creative, but this would be a good time to get students to motivate themselves to do well. Allow students to challenge themselves and not give up. Encourage them to do their best and write what they feel. Not everything creative has to be made up.
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  1. Cheri BOctober 25, 2012 at 8:23 PM

    In regards to your question about if students would become less motivated once the rewards are taken away... I believe that this is why you should only use rewards sparingly. This would cause students to always do the preferred behavior and not expect a reward every time. This way if the reward is taken away they will be more likely to do the preferred behavior even without the reward.

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  2. JennaOctober 28, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    I agree with Cheri. Research has suggested that in order to encourage behavior, you reward it at random. This way, you are not burdened with rewarding or punishing every action, but you also provide enough incentive for a child to continue positive behavior in hopes of receiving the reward.

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  3. JackieOctober 29, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    What sort of resources would you give them to be self motivated or intrinsically motivated? There are good suggestions in all three modules, particularly those for next week, 16 and 17. You can increase their self efficacy or provide novelty and choice (or opportunities for autonomy), for example.

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