How to Motivate Students in the Classroom
- Course type: Self-paced
- Available Lessons: 42
- Average Lesson Length: 8 min
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chapter 1 / lesson 1The Importance of Motivation in an Educational Environment
Course Summary
In this course, you'll find a variety of lessons and instructional resources that are designed to help you motivate students in your classroom. You'll review a variety of motivation theories and strategies that you can quickly start applying in class.To Start This Course Today
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Check your knowledge of this course with a 50-question practice test.- Comprehensive test covering all topics
- Detailed video explanations for wrong answers
About This Course
Do your students seem distracted or disinterested during class lessons? Are you looking for ways to assess your students to help develop motivational plans for them to enhance their learning experience? You can use this short course to learn ways in which you can adjust your instructional methods to ensure your students are getting the most out of their daily studies.
How It Works
Review our text lessons and take self-assessment quizzes to measure your proficiency in this material. You can also send instructors any questions you might have regarding any topic covered in these lessons.
This course includes:
- Short, printable lesson transcripts
- Easy-to-follow text with examples to support the material
- Self-assessment quizzes that help to identify what topics you might need to further review
- The ability to ask instructors questions about any topics for which you might need clarification
How It Helps
- Provides tips and strategies: You will learn how to apply these concepts in your own classroom.
- Improves your understanding of motivation: You will develop a deeper understanding of motivation and its role in academic settings.
- Emphasizes student achievement: Presents ways in which you can use motivational methods to improve student performance and participation.
Skills Covered
Chapter Title | Objectives |
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The Role of Motivation in Education | The impact of motivation on learning Motivational behaviors Types of motivation The application of motivation in self-regulated learning |
Theories of Motivation in Education | Definition of motivation Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs The use of Alderfer's ERG Theory in the classroom The concept of learned helplessness Details of the Acquired Needs and Self-Determination theories Discussions of learning as related to Albert Bandura's social learning theory The affects of goals on student motivation and learning |
Strategies for Preparing Students to Learn | The importance of teacher enthusiasm on student learning How learner-centered teachers help students understand their role in education Instructional planning strategies Building relationships with students Competition as a motivating factor Developing instruction to meet students' interests Using assessments to develop instructional plans Communicating teacher expectations |
Classroom Strategies that Promote Learning | Student motivational tools Ways to help students make choices in the classroom Defining direct and discovery instructional methods The effects of student-centered teaching Techniques for helping struggling students Examples of learning activities Elements of cooperative learning Motivational strategies for reading and homework completion Methods for teaching to whole classes and in small groups |
Motivation, Assessments & Grades | How to assess different intelligence levels Using various tools to determine different learning styles Getting the most out of student assessments The mastery learning model Ways in which students can assess themselves and their peers The application of the formal assessment process Using non-graded work as a motivational practice |
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