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WHAT DID YOU TRY FOR AUTONOMY?  Share your experience at your table.  Was it successful or not? Why do you think so? How could it be improved if not successful? When/how might you use this strategy again?  Report to large group

REVIEW OF FINDINGS ABOUT CONFIDENCE  Mastery experiences promote confidence, but have a greater impact on boys than girls.  Role models are most effective when perceived as similar to oneself.  Encouragement and constructive feedback (persuasion) is more effective for girls.  Interest and enjoyment promote confidence; stress and anxiety undermine it.  It is easier to undermine confidence than promote it.  Girls tend to feel more stressed and anxious in science class.  Teachers and parents have a decisive impact on students’ decision to pursue a career in science.  Parent involvement fosters day-to-day motivation in science.

REVIEW OF FINDINGS ABOUT SUCCESS  Success in challenging tasks will increase students’ confidence and competence.  Over-praising undermines students confidence and success.  Despite having the same scores as boys, girls don’t see themselves successful enough to be scientists.  Girls’ awareness of successful female scientist is crucial for them to relate ant trust their abilities.  Parental involvement is a powerful predictor of students success.  How students and teachers explain successes and failures has a major impact on future effort and motivation.

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WHEN YOUR STUDENTS DO POORLY ON A TEST OR ASSIGNMENT, HOW DO THEY EXPLAIN IT? Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

ACTIVITY Explaining Success and Failure to Students Resource: student attribution survey

SETTING GOALS Subgoals are Crucial Image courtesy of Keerati at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Image courtesy of niamwhan at FreeDigitalPhotos.net niamwhan

PROVIDE AS MANY VISUALS AS POSSIBLE HAVE STUDENTS CREATE VISUALS Image courtesy of KROMKRATHOG at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Image courtesy of lemonade at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Image courtesy of idea go at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Image courtesy of khunaspix at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Image courtesy of arztsamuiat FreeDigitalPhotos.netarztsamui Image courtesy of fotographic1980,at FreeDigitalPhotos.netfotographic1980

TEACH STUDY SKILLS  Student Self Evaluation Guide Student Self Evaluation Guide  Does your School have a Study Skills Program?

PROVIDE ROLE MODELSROLE MODELS Discuss: 1.What is the racial/ethnic/gender/socio- economic/immigrant makeup of your classes. 2. Where can you find and how can you use these role models in your classes?

PROMOTE TEST TAKING CONFIDENCE  Kris uses preparation to decrease test anxiety and instills confidence in her students that they are ready.decrease test anxiety  Teach Test Preparation  Teach Coping Skills for Test Taking

PROVIDE PARENTS WITH RESOURCES  

PLAN HOW TO INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS & CONFIDENCE  Promote Success & Confidence:  Attribute success and failure to controllable internal causes  Set Subgoals  Teach Study Skills  Use Visuals as Much as Possible  Provide Role Models  Provide Encouragement (verbal persuasion)  Help Student’s Manage Test Anxiety  Involve Parents

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