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| Desire to accomplish a task |
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| going to a reward such as a grade |
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| doing something because you want to-focus on learning but still want good grade |
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| academic intrinsic motivation characterized by |
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-curiosity
-persistence
-learning of challenging, novel tasks
-focus of mastery |
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| Rewards: locus of control |
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| a belief that the result of one's behavior is due to either external or internal factors |
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| the reward: money, grade, something not in your control |
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| you feel like you do have control- think you are smart |
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| factors that affect perception of rewards |
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-purpose of reward
-how students perceive the reward- controlling?
-the context in which it is given- nobody likes to be manipulated |
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| just do task and get reward- based on task completion |
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| performance-contingent rewards |
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| reward for A quality work |
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| control and intrinsic motivation |
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| educational practices that students perceive may also lead to diminished intrinsic motivation |
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| effectivity using rewards |
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-occasionally use unexpected rewards
-use expected tangible rewards sparingly and withdraw as soon as possible
-use the most modest rewards possible
-make rewards contingent upon quality of work
-minimize use of authoritarian style |
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| can also be encouragement |
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| use it if someone is doing poorly or on errors: such as you can do it |
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| guidelines for effective praise |
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-make praise specific to particular behavior
-be sure praise is sincere
-give praise contingent upon the behavior to be reinforced-not praise everything, only after desired action |
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| task that you are involved in that you enjoy so much you lose track of time |
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| experiences that promote flow |
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-require the learning of new skills
-establish goals
-provide feedback
-allow sense of control
-facilitate high level of concentration and involvement |
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