Psychology of InstructionMarch 10,2010 8:30 to NoonOrmrod Ch 6 + Unit Design

1. Case Study: Passing Algebra2. Chapter 6: Motivation & Affect3. Lesson Plan presentations4. Designing Units, Context + Phase 15. Facilitated Group work

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Refer to Theories of Motivation(Table 6.1 on p.185-186) to help answer the scenarios on the following slides

1. Behaviorism2. Humanism3. Self-determination4. Self-worth5. Expectancy-value6. Goal7. Attribution

Satisfying the need for arousal

Day after day, Raymond’s history teacher lectures about the subject matter in a dry, unengaging manner and expects students simply to sit quietly and take notes. To make class a little more exciting for himself and the students sitting nearby, Raymond often draws cartoon faces on the tips of his fingers and performs little finger-puppet shows at his desk. Raymond’s behavior in class can probably best be explained as:

Self-worth

Students like to believe that they are competent individuals.

What concept of motivation does this characterize?

A sense of self-determination

Believing that you have some choice about what you do refers to what concept of motivation?

Extrinsic Motivation

Is wanting a good grade in your Psychology of Instruction class an example of extrinsic or intrinsicmotivation?

Intrinsic Motivation

Annette loves to play the viola and so practices for at least an hour every day. Is this an example of extrinsic or intrinsic motivation?

Opehlia and her math classWhich one of the following examples best illustrates the concept of situated motivation?a. Nathan gets extremely upset when he earns anything less than a perfect score on a test paper, probably because his parents have always expected him to be perfect at everything he does.b. Polly is afraid of deep water because once, when she was a little girl, she almost drowned.c. Last year Ophelia was bored to tears in math class, but this year she loves history because her teacher conducts many activities that make the subject come alive.

Frannie is shocked . ..

Which one of the following illustrates cognitive dissonance?a. Frannie is shocked to hear that her best friend Meghan, seemingly a very honest person, cheated on a math quiz.b. Leo has a crush on his art teacher, even though she’s more than 10 years older than he is.c. Howie can’t decide whether he wants to be a firefighter or a veterinarian when he grows up.

Attribution TheorySuccess Failure

Controllable Uncontrollable Controllable Uncontrollable

InternalExternal

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Attribution Theory

Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy

Unit Designing Context + Phase 1

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Heads up for next week . . .We’ll complete Phase 1Read Ormrod, pp 355-390. Pay particular attn. to:Assessment Purposes (Diagnostic/Formative/Summative)Validity & reliability / RSVPConducting Informal AssessmentsDesigning and Giving Formal AssessmentsEvaluating Students’ PerformanceSummarizing Students’ AchievementQuiz # 6 (last quiz!) on Tues, March 16th, 6 am to 11:59 pm. Covers Ormrod pp 355-390Case Study: AkeemLesson Plan Presentations