1. Barriers to motivating students…
• Lack of intrinsic motivation
Source of motivation varies
Activities not fun enough
• Presence of extrinsic motivation
Focuses on behavior, not on learning
Students de-value activity in time
• Teaching practices
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Poor time management
Low enthusiasm
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2. Barriers to motivating students…
• Curriculum
Boring due to lack of variety
Little student input
• Administration
Limited knowledge about PE
PE held in low regard
• School setting
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Limited equipment and facilities
Some equipment unused
…removing the barriers

3. …without standing on your head
Motivating students…
Teacher Behavior:
Speak with enthusiasm
Incorporate humor
Participate periodically
Reinforce student performance
Encourage attributions to effort
Emphasize instability of performance over time
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4. …without standing on your head
Motivating students…
Curriculum:
Relate activity to student’s lives, i.e. current events, rationale for activity
Accommodate student goal orientations
Attend to individual differences through intra-task variations
Have students set process goals
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5. Student Goal Orientations
EGO
TASK
MEASURE OF ACHIEVEMENT
High ability relative to others
Perform task as well as possible
MAIN CAUSE OF OUTCOMES
Ability
Effort
CYCLE 1
High perceived ability
Take many risks
Frequent success
Continue participating
CYCLE 2
Low perceived ability
Take few risks
Infrequent success
Avoid participating
Take risks with more effort