Thursday, November 1, 2012
Motivation - Post 2
Hannah seems to be showing learned helplessness. One reason she may be showing this is that she may have low self-efficacy. She probably feels that there is nothing she can do to be smarter. She is hesitant when doing her assignments because she is afraid she will mess up or get it wrong. She needs to become more motivated to do the work weather she thinks she will mess up or not. Hannah needs to set small goals for herself so that she can accomplish them one at a time and as she completes and fufills these goals she will gain more self-efficacy because she realizes that she can do it. To keep track of these goals I would use a file folder that dictates her goals and award her a sticker for every goal she completes to put in her folder. If I were her teacher, I would give her a second chance to complete any of her work. If she does poorly on one assignment, she would have the opportunity to revise that work. This would get her to feel like she doesn't have to get it right the first time.
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I like the reinforcement of a sticker in her goal binder you're using in your strategy to get Hannah up to par. If she knows she's doing something right, she will hopefully see changes in her self-efficacy because she'll know she can do it right. It's a shame to see students like this and hopefully we can make a difference as teachers, somehow- even if it's just with a sticker.
ReplyDeleteI think setting small, reachable goals is a great idea to help Hannah become a more confident student. As she reaches each goal, she will gradually become more confident because she sees herself succeeding at the goals she has set for herself.
ReplyDeleteI like your emphasis here on small goal setting. The vital part of that will be providing feedback after the attempt toward each goal so that the student believes their actions directly impact the consequence of the situation.
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