BEP 305 Lecture 7: Theories of Intelligence and Goal Setting

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Educational Psychology
• Course: BEP 305
• Professor: Dr.Harris

Document Summary

Standard: (2)(c)3. (ii): knowledge of factors and situations that promote or diminish intrinsic motivation. Goal orientation: relationships among these three things. Clicker questions: your intelligence is something very basic about you that you cannot change very much, true, false. Two different views of intelligence: entity: belief that intelligence is a distinct ability that is relatively permanent and unchangeable (numbers one and two), intelligence is fixed (i. e. fixed mindset) Incremental: belief that intelligence can improve with effort and practice (numbers three and four): intelligence is malleable (i. e. growth mindset) Goal orientation: learning goals: focus is on increasing competence. Make a connection: mindset has a relationship with goal orientation. Because effort is not necessary, challenges are scary and one should back down from them, mistakes define you so they are very discouraging, feedback is not helpful and taken personally. Because effort leads to growth, challenges are embraced and framed so opportunity for growth, mistakes and learning opportunities, feedback is useful and appreciated.