{"id":1278,"date":"2018-09-26T14:41:25","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T18:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2018-09-26T14:41:25","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T18:41:25","slug":"drive-motivating-your-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/09\/drive-motivating-your-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Drive &#8211; Motivating Your Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get 100% on the homework.<br \/>\nReceive a sticker when you score in the top 10% of the class.<br \/>\nMake Dean&#8217;s List.<br \/>\nBe rewarded with a new pair of shoes if you get all A&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>These are all types of<em> extrinsic motivation<\/em>. But is this actually motivating people to do and be the best they can in school?<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, these types of motivators pale in comparison to intrinsic motivation and people don&#8217;t perform as well when creativity is involved. Watch the video below to see how this applies to classrooms.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cCultivating Intrinsic Motivation and Creativity in the Classroom\u201d | Beth Hennessey | TEDxSausalito\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v2eRnhBvI_I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By the time most students reach high school, they have either become someone who is primarily extrinsically motivated (Type X) or intrinsically motivated (Type I). This plays a huge role in how they approach schoolwork and what their performance will be in class.<\/p>\n<p>As a teacher, it is your job to help foster students to adopt the Type I trait to help them succeed. To do this, you must understand Self-Determination Theory.<br \/>\n<em>SDT &#8211; we have 3 innate psychological needs: autonomy, relatedness, and competence. When these needs are met, we are productive and happy.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gostrengths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/selfdeterminationtheorymotivation.jpg?resize=519%2C236&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for self determination theory\" width=\"519\" height=\"236\" \/>This chart shows a scale as to how much motivation you will have to do a task. Notice that the more intrinsic the cause is, the more motivated the person will be to do it.<\/p>\n<p>How does this idea manifest in the classroom?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>When students are only working for grades or for an evaluation of some sort, their creativity is killed. Teachers can strive to create assignments that don&#8217;t receive grades but are still a vital part of learning.<\/li>\n<li>Leave assignments open-ended to allow for creativity and for students to feel accomplished.<\/li>\n<li>Allow several different ways to complete a project to let students use their creativity to come up with something\u00a0<em>different<\/em> than the same presentation you&#8217;ve seen a thousand times before.<\/li>\n<li>Use extrinsic motivation for good! Only use it for routine tasks or for things that do not incorporate creativity such as memorizing vocabulary, cleaning up after a lab, or learning the chemical symbols for the elements.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vriTumnuGSs\/VqJsGByyqqI\/AAAAAAAAIRg\/DpH3HHEiPRU\/s1600\/TypesOfMotivation.jpg?resize=360%2C502\" alt=\"Image result for extrinsic motivation cartoon\" width=\"360\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Important points to remember in the classroom:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Autonomy &#8211; this could be letting the students create their own assignment to demonstrate that they are learning. Trust your students and allow them to complete things and learn on their own for a while.<\/li>\n<li>Mastery &#8211; students want to achieve mastery, however, just when you think you&#8217;ve got it, something else comes up. You can get really close to touching mastery, but you will always be learning something new about the topic. Allow students to research things they are interested in and becomes &#8220;experts&#8221; on a topic. They will learn way more this way than you lecturing at them will ever teach.<\/li>\n<li>Purpose &#8211; if you can connect what you&#8217;re doing in the classroom to a real-world goal or application,\u00a0 this increases the desire to do it and be motivated. Try to create lessons that are intertwined with current events. Give students the responsibility of producing something and give them the\u00a0purpose to succeed, not just on the assignment, but in life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Many studies have shown that when teachers foster autonomy, it stimulates kids&#39; motivation to learn, tackle challenges and pay attention, Deci says.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StudentCentered?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StudentCentered<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IntrinsicMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IntrinsicMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Inspire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Inspire<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EmpowerEACHStudent?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EmpowerEACHStudent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C62iB67oNI\">https:\/\/t.co\/C62iB67oNI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karina Bruzzese (@BruzzeseKarina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BruzzeseKarina\/status\/1044805618740187137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Motivating students can be hard, but when you know how, seeing results can quickly follow! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EDT431?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EDT431<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnMacKenzie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnMacKenzie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/scienceteaching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#scienceteaching<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nsta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nsta<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zRS3qIibuH\">https:\/\/t.co\/zRS3qIibuH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Margaux Haiber (@margaux_haiber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/margaux_haiber\/status\/1045020332799733760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Get 100% on the homework. Receive a sticker when you score in the top 10% of the class. Make Dean&#8217;s List. 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