Motivation

Develop a framework of
motivational strategies that you
can apply:
(a)in planning and selecting
instructional strategies
(b)in tasks and activities for you and
your students during class
(c) in the ways that you evaluate
students and apply recognition.
 Four Dimensions of
Motivation
» Interest
» Relevance
» Expectancy
» Satisfaction
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 Planning for Motivation
» Develop a comprehensive
approach to motivation
» Adjust motivational strategies to
your instructional situation
» Build motivational issues into all
levels of your instructional planning
 Motivational Strategies
Concerning Instruction
» Capture student interest in the subject
matter
» Highlight the relevance of the subject matter
» Vary your instructional strategies throughout
the lesson to maintain interest
» Plan for active student involvement
» Select strategies that capture student
curiosity
» Select strategies & present material with
appropriate degree of challenge & difficulty
 Motivational Strategies
Concerning Instruction (cont.)
» Group students for tasks
» Design the lesson to promote student
success
» Allow students some control over the
lesson
» Express interest in the content & project
enthusiasm
» Provide opportunities to learn
» Support students’ attempts to understand
 Motivational Strategies
Concerning Evaluation &
Feedback
» Establish evaluation expectations & criteria
» Select procedures for monitoring & judging
» Decide when to give feedback & rewards
» Select the types of feedback & rewards
» Help students to feel satisfied with their
learning outcomes.
» Use mistakes & redoing work as learning
opportunities
» Press students to think
 Managing Lesson Delivery
Objectives - Be able to:
» Structure lesson & group students
» Hold students academically accountable
» Have clear administrative actions at start of
lesson
» Start the lesson to capture student interest &
focus attention on the learning objectives
» Use techniques during the lesson to
manage class
» Use techniques at the end to summarize &
prepare students to leave
 Issues Affecting Lesson
Delivery
» Degree of structure in the lesson
» Holding students academically
accountable
 Lesson Delivery: Beginning
of lesson
» Attendance
» Solicit attention
» Daily review
» Establish set
» Introduce objectives
» Distribute & collect materials
» Give clear focused directions
 Lesson Delivery: Middle
» Pacing
» Provide smooth transitions
» Avoid satiation
» Manage seatwork
» Be task oriented
» Ensure academic learning time
» Be clear
» Exhibit enthusiasm
 Lesson Delivery: End
» Provide closure
» Summarize the lesson
» Get ready to leave