WHY DO WE

LEARN?
Sydney Milligan. Ed3502. U of L.

BEHAVIOR AND
INCENTIVES
APPLICATION IN As teachers, we must know what
behaviors can occur when a
THE CLASSROOM certain incentive or reward is
given to the student
INSPIRE your students to want to be
-Token, or reward systems are
their very best. Make sure you are
not always the best alternative
giving them ample opportunities to
-Children should WANT to
reach their goals and showcase them.
learn for other reasons than
Students with high self-efficacy are
to receive a prize at the end.
more likely to attain their goals and put
-YOU as a teacher need to give
more effort into their work
them that reason.
Matthew Affect- The rich get richer,
ex.gold stars, points, gifts etc.
the poor get poorer.

THINKING ABOUT
NEEDS
LOCUS OF-Achieve learning by relating to your
CONTROL.heightening their competence. You
students, eliminating autonomy and

Internal vs. External can achieve this by giving them related

-Every day, it should be our goal as
teachers to motivateinternal locus of
control
"I can make things happen."
-This concept can be achieved
through explicit and systematic
instruction-Bullet point checklist on
an assignment.
and level-appropriate tasks
(assignments and tests).
-A struggling ESL studentmay need a
more specific and simple assignment-
relate it to their culture, food, friends,
family. ex. Drawing of their home in
Peru vs. their new home in Lethbridge.

MINDSET
Learning is all about mindset.
-Setting high and positive standards
reinforce behavior and allow for
growth in learning
-Creating a growth mindset is central
to how successful we are as learners
-Growth mindset= positive
cognitive development
BE REALISTIC WITH YOUR STUDENTS
MOTIVATION
SPECTRUM
AMOTIVATION, EXTERNAL
MOTIVATION,INTRODJECTED
MOTIVATION, IDENTIFIED
MOTIVATION,INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
-Build meaningful experiences for your
students, so they find the motivation
internally.
-Give each student a goal to reach by the
end of the school year.
"This year I will attain a Gr. 4 reading
level"
-Each goal should be ATTAINABLE