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| A form of incentive based on a system of rewards not inherent in a particular activity |
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| Damages of extrinsic motivation |
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-Changes in behavior may be temporary. As soon as the reward has been obtained, the student may revert to earlier behaviors
-Students may develop a materialistic attitude toward learning
-May lessen intrinsic motivation |
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| A form of incentive inherent in a particular activity, such as the positive consequence of becoming more competent or knowledgeable |
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| How capable a student believes they are to handle a particular task |
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| Choices of learning goals: Task Mastery Goals |
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High self-efficacy
Doing what is necessary to learn meaningfully the information and skills that have been assigned |
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| Choices of learning goals: Performance-Approach Goals |
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High self-efficacy
Demonstrating to teachers and peers ones superior intellectual ability by outperforming most others in the class
Likely to do well on tests but less likely to develop a strong interest in various subjects |
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| Choices of learning goals: Performance-Avoidance Goals |
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Low self-efficacy
Reducing the possibility of failure so as not to appear less capable than other students
Avoiding novel and challenging tasks by cheating
Self-handicapping behaviors |
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A body of research into the ways that students explain their success or failure, usually in terms of ability, effort, task difficulty, and luck
-Ability: stable, internal
-Task difficulty: stable, external
-Effort: unstable, internal
-Luck: unstable, external |
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| Maslow's Theory of Hierarchy of Needs |
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Built on the idea that humans have different kinds of needs
-Some very basic to our existence
-Others more intellectual or spiritual
5 Levels
Deficiency Needs
Growth Need
Cognitive/Aesthetic Needs |
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Self-Actualization
Esteem
Belongingness and Love
Safety
Physiology |
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The first four levels (physiology-esteem) in Maslow's hierarchy
They cause people to act only when they are unmet to some degree |
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A yearning for personal fulfillment that people constantly strive to satisfy
Refers to top level: Self-Actualization
-The movement toward the full development of ones potential talents and capabilities |
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-Need to know, need to understand
-Need for order, symmetry, harmony |
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