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