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Joy L. Russell
jlrussell@eiu.edu
Department of EC/ELE/MLE
Eastern Illinois University
East Central-EIU Reading Council
February 9, 2009
Why is the topic of Motivation
Important?
• http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=29xGvc5
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FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT Marzano, 2001
• SCHOOL
- guaranteed and viable curriculum
- challenging goals and effective feedback
- parent and community involvement
-safe and orderly environment
-collegiality and professionalism
• TEACHER
-instructional strategies
-classroom management
-classroom curriculum design
• STUDENT
-home atmosphere
-learned intelligence and background knowledge
-motivation
Describe the Motivated Student
Motivational Descriptors
(Howse, Lange, Farran, & Boyles, 2003)
• Student is competitive with self and/or
other children.
• Student is a self-starter: independent.
• Student can interest self.
• Student prefers challenging rather than
nonchallenging tasks.
What Motivates You?
Score yourself as follows:
• Add the scores for these • Add the scores for these
items: items:
3+5+7+8+9+11+13+14+17+2 1+2+4+6+10+12+15+16+18+
0+23+26+27+28+30 19+21+22+24+25+29
WHAT DO YOU
THINK?
Is learning a
function of the
teacher’s ability
to find the right
combination of
rewards and
punishments?
Motivation… Fact or Fantasy?
1. Some kids are just not
motivated?
2. Rewards motivate?
3. You can be motivated
one day and not the
next?
4. Competition is a great
motivator?
Yougottawanna…
5. Punishment is an
effective motivator?
PRINCIPLES FOR MAXIMIZING STUDENT
MOTIVATION FOR LEARNING