week 2, tue, jan 19  Introduction to motivation  Brophy, J. (2010). Chapter 1. Student motivation: The teachers’ perspective.  Inquiry 1: Project details & schedule the one five o

assignments  Dweck, C. (1999). Caution: Praise can be dangerous. (required & annotate)  Brophy, J. (2010). Chapter 6, Providing extrinsic incentives. (recommended, but not required)  Begin creating your test podcast  Arrange participants for Inquiry 1  Consider the focus and design of your inquiry the one five o

inquiry 1 project schedule  Jan 19 & 21Focusing inquiry and arranging participants  Jan 26Test podcast due  Jan 26 & 28 Observing and interviewing  Feb 2 & 4 Analyzing data  Feb 9 & 11 Preparing podcast and report  Feb 11Podcast draft due  Feb 13 Final podcast and report due the one five o

motivation  Motivation is a construct: a concept created to help explain something.  If “motivation” is the explanation, what was the question? the one five o

behavior reinforcement theory the one five o

behavior reinforcement theory Historical origin of the idea  Darwin. Continuity between man and other animals. Important role of the environment  The study of animal behavior, how new behaviors are acquired  The physical sciences; the ability to predict and control  A negative reaction to introspective methods in psychology the one five o

maslow’s hierarchy of needs the one five o

maslow’s hierarchy of needs  physiological  safety  love  esteem  self-actualization the one five o

goal theory the one five o

goal theory  Goal: objectives that we purposefully seek  Learning goals (mastery, task-involvement goals)  Performance goals (ego-involvement goals)  ego: sense of self-esteem and importance the one five o

intrinsic motivation  often contrasted with extrinsic motivation the one five o

motivation & inquiry 1 Possible questions to help focus Inquiry 1  What are some examples of highly motivated (or unmotivated) learning in school?  What are some of the distinctive qualities of this learning and the conditions in which it takes place? Themes for your Inquiry Project  seeing student motivation better  seeing variation between and within students the one five o

title the one five o

title the one five o