CHYS 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Lev Vygotsky, Julian Rotter, Motivation
8 Jun 2015
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Internal locus of control:(person attributes success/failure to self) External locus of control: (person attributes success/failure to environmental factors outside their control/luck/fate) > feel as if you have no control, won"t accept blame. A teacher is to facilitate learning and provide the conditions for learning to take place. Classroom rule, poster about tips for good writing, children"s work on walls, classroom environment, extrinsic motivation. Expectation of success, expectation of support, interest, intrinsic motivation, exploration freedom. The challenges for teachers is to set the external conditions that support and spark the internal conditions. Our own assumptions about learning influence how we set the conditions. Assumption 2: there is meaning in fact; learn the fact and you learn the meaning. Instinct versus knowledge (animal learning) of the fact. Those who use strategies metacognitively tend to be more successful. Assumption 4: learners who are successful in subjects like math are smarter than. Assumption 6: knowledge is less important than general ability in learning; being.
