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Psychology Applied to Teaching
, Tenth Edition
Jack Snowman, Southern Illinois University
Robert Biehler
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| | SPAN CLASS="textbookinteriorsubhead">Thought Questions
Chapter 11: Motivation
- Think about your interests. Pick one or two favorite hobbies
and describe why they are your favorites. How did you first get involved
in these activities? Have you ever agreed to do something in order to please
someone (extrinsic reinforcement) and find out you actually enjoyed the
activity? How can you use extrinsic reinforcement as a teacher to get students
involved in new activities in the classroom? What concerns are associated
with relying too heavily on using extrinsic reinforcement?
- Do you believe that students have an innate need to succeed
academically? Thinking back on your own experiences, would you characterize
your need for achievement as high or low? How did your teachers impact your
need for achievement? What role can you play in fostering the development
of this need in your students?
- Write down a few things that you attempted but were unable
to complete with success. Now write down a few things that you attempted
and completed successfully. To what do you attribute your failure? To what
do you attribute your success? How can these attributions be explained by
attribution theory? Is the explanation adequate?
- Thinking back on your experiences as a student, what are
some situations in which your lower needs (according to Maslow's hierarchy
of needs) were not met? For example, describe a situation in which you did
not feel competent or safe. What impact did this have on your ability to
focus on the day's lesson? What steps can teachers take to address the lower
needs of their students in order to create an environment most conducive
for student learning?
- Considering all academic subjects, which subject do you
feel is your "worst" subject or the subject in which you feel
least competent? How did this subject area become your worst subject area?
What are some ways in which a teacher who specializes in this subject area
could help you to develop a higher sense of efficacy for this subject? What
can you do as a teacher to help a student who feels your area of strength
is his/her worst subject?
- Brainstorm and describe three to five ideas in which you
could incorporate technology as a means of enhancing student motivation.
Share these ideas with your peers. Discuss some benefits and limitations
of these uses of technology in the classroom.
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