EDPS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Tabula Rasa, Motivation, Behaviorism
14 Feb 2019
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Motivation is an internal state that arouses, directs and maintains behaviour. The activity is enjoyable in and of itself. Most motivation has elements of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Emphasize extrinsic motivation caused by incentives, rewards and punishments. Your born a blank slate and you are built into who you are. Stress the intrinsic motivation created by the need for personal growth fulfilment, and self-determination. Everyone is born good and society corrupts you. Stress a person"s active search for meaning, understanding, and competence and the power of the individuals attributions and interpretations owth, interpretations. Dual perspectives of maturation and the development of strategies. Expectancy x value theory motivation to reach a goal is the product of our expectations for success and the value of the goal to us. If either is zero, our motivation is zero. Emphasizes participation, identities and interpersonal relations within communities of practice. Help students plan actions to accomplish self-selected goals.
