TAL 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Test Anxiety, Bernard Weiner, Smart People

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Teaching and Learning
• Course: TAL 103
• Professor: Post Shawn

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Intrinsic & extrinsic motivation: some psychologists explain motivation in terms of personal traits or individual characteristics (need, interest, fear, curiosity) & others as a state, a temporary situation, some explanations focus on internal vs. external factors. Internal, personal factors are needs, interests, & curiosities: external factors are rewards, social pressure, & punishment. Five general approaches to motivation: behavioral approaches, behavioral views look at incentives & rewards present in the classroom, reward--an attractive object or event supplied as a consequence of a behavior. Incentive--an object or event that encourages or discourages behavior. Looks at intrinsic sources of motivation: to motivate means to encourage people"s inner resources (sense of competence, self-esteem, autonomy, & self-actualization, cognitive approaches. Sociocultural views of motivation--perspectives that emphasize participation, identities, & interpersonal relations within communities of practice: people engage in activities to maintain their identities & their interpersonal relations within the community. Some classrooms are intentionally structured as learning communities.