Motivation Post 2

Hannah is obviously a student with learned helplessness. Another theory that may explain her situation is an attribution problem. Hannah may think that her failure comes from external sources, such as her teacher or parents. Or maybe Hannah realizes that her failures may be internal. Her ability is up to par because she can do the problems with her teacher, so maybe this is lack of effort on her part. She will continue to fail if she believes her lack of understanding is stable. If she does not take the effort to practice or study, this will always continue. Her cause of failure is stable. It would be unstable if she was a student who never failed, but based on the scenario she's been failing for quite some time and it doesn't look like she's going to pick up the effort. The controllability of the failure is essential to the cause of failure. Hannah is in control of her situation and can practice more to understand the material independently. Hannah is also in control of her belief of her failure. If she believes she will continue to fail, she most likely will. But if Hannah changes her attitude and puts the effort of studying and practicing in, she will most likely cease to fail and begin succeeding. Maybe there are other external factors pressing on Hannah, such as a chaotic home life and lack of guidance or parenting. The teacher can only strive to be the best positive role model for Hannah, but there comes a time when Hannah must attempt her work independently. It sounds like she is crying for attention and she's getting it in a negative way through her failure to do her homework. Soon enough, the teacher must stop giving her the attention she is asking for. The teacher can work as a team with Hannah and her parents/guardian(s) to formulate a goal journal and make room for practice work. This will hold Hannah accountable for doing work independently and with this practice, she will soon succeed in her work.