Module 5: Chapter 12, 14, and 15
Chapter 12: Motivation in Learning and Teaching Concept 1: What is Motivation? Summary: "Motivation is the processes that initiate, direct, and sustain behavior...motivation focuses on how and why people initiate actions directed toward specific goals" (Woolfolk, p. 501). This quote summarizes what motivation looks like within a student and how certain motivations can help a student want to reach a goal/skill set. There are two types of motivation - intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic is wanting to reach goals for own personal reasoning and accomplishments. Extrinsic motivation is wanting to attain something for what lies outside of the actual activity. This could mean money, rewards, or some sort of praise from others that isn't directly connected to the goal. Finally, there a...