EDPE 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Motivation, Trait Theory, Behaviorism
13 Nov 2012
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Motivation: a state that energizes, directs and sustains behaviour: often reflected in personal investment & cognitive engagement. All students motivated somehow influenced by environmental conditions situated motivation: phenomenon whereby aspects of one"s immediate environment enhance one"s motivation to learn particular things or behave in particular ways. Enhances cognitive processing: affects what & how information is processed, motivated students more likely to pay attention. Determines what consequences are reinforcing: more motivated for success = more proud they are of a/ more upset they are of f, more desire for acceptance = more meaningful membership in group is leads to improved performance. Many realize they aren"t necessarily as smart as peers. Begin to evaluate school subjects in terms of relevance to goals not intrinsic appeal increasingly impatient with overly structure/repetitive/boring activities in schools students often motivated by both factors simultaneously. Needs put in a hierarchy to address most basic ones first.
