EDL1260 Study Guide - Final Guide: Expectancy Theory
1. SOCIAL'AND'EMOTIONAL'COMPETENCY#
Emotional#Intelligence:#capacity#to#recognise#own#and#other’s#emotions#
Emotional#competencies#are#learned#capabilities#
• self#awareness#
• self#regulation##
• social#skills##
• empathy#
• motivation##
Promoting)emotional)competence#
Class#activities#that#emphasise#social#interaction,#help#children#recognise#and#express#
emotions#-#promoting#emotional#vocabulary,#help#children#recognise#emotions#in#others,#
provide#strategies#for#coping#with#emotions.##
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Promoting)emotional)vocabulary#
Be#warm,#sensitive,#caring#and#relating.#Create#a#climate#of#warmth,#acceptance#and#trust.#
Encourage#expression#of#feelings#(encourage#verbalisation#of#feelings)#Develop#empathy#
(ask#children#how#others#might#feel#in#the#situation,#help#them#identify#feelings#in#others,#
provide#opportunities#to#practice#this).#Offer#age#appropriate#outlets#for#emotional#
expression.#Promote#social#bonds#in#children#of#all#ages,#encourage#sympathetic#
dispositions.##
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Motivation)#
Goal#theory:#
• Mastery#approach#
• Mastery#avoidance##
• Performance#approach#
• Performance#avoidance##
Attribution#theory#and#coping#strategies##
• Four#causes#-#ability,#effort,#task#difficulty,#luck#
• Three#categories#of#self#protection#mechanisms#
Expectancy#theory##
• Expectation#of#success#
• Value#of#success#-#attainment,#intrinsic#and#utility##
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Document Summary
Emotional intelligence: capacity to recognise own and other"s emotions. Emotional competencies are learned capabilities self awareness self regulation social skills: empathy, motivation. Class activities that emphasise social interaction, help children recognise and express emotions - promoting emotional vocabulary, help children recognise emotions in others, provide strategies for coping with emotions. Create a climate of warmth, acceptance and trust. Encourage expression of feelings (encourage verbalisation of feelings) develop empathy (ask children how others might feel in the situation, help them identify feelings in others, provide opportunities to practice this). Promote social bonds in children of all ages, encourage sympathetic dispositions. Goal theory: mastery approach, mastery avoidance, performance approach, performance avoidance. Attribution theory and coping strategies: four causes - ability, effort, task difficulty, luck, three categories of self protection mechanisms.
