Motivation and Education – Day 17
13 Cards in this Set
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Intrinsic Motivation
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-Internally motivated individuals
-Strive to achieve because of the pleasure they get from mastering a skill
-More likely to keep attempting difficult tasks
-Better self-esteem and psychological wellbeing
-May not apply to all domains
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Extrinsic Motivation
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-Externally motivated individuals
-Strive to achieve for the eternal reward
-Poor self-image, and lacking in confidence
-Become frustrated when attempting difficult tasks
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Achievement Attribution Theory
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-Examines how individuals beliefs are formed when certain events occur
-How events are interpreted relates to how motivated individuals will be in similar events
-Personal & Pervasive
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Personal
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How we explain the cause of an event
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Pervasive
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How we explain the extent of the event
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Internal attribution
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(Self) Individuals who explain their success or failure to internal factors ( EX: mood, personality, attitude)
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External attributes
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(Environment) Individuals who explain their success or failure due to outside causes
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Global attribution
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-Outcomes are seen as constant
-Tendency to see things as permanent
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Local/Specific attributes
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-The outcome is thought to be a function of a specific situation
-Tendency to think things and will change
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Self efficacy
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-The beliefs we have about our capabilities
-its important for individuals to believe that they are capable of performing a task or succeeding in an activity because it also influences their academic motivation
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What are the three major categories students fall in?
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Mastery orientation: goal is learning/developing new skills (intrinsically motivated)
1. success oriented students
Performance goal orientation: goal is demonstrating competence (social comparison avoid looking incompetent) and receiving favorable judgements from other (extrinsically …
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What are some common individual characteristics found in successful students?
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-Self-efficacy
-School engagement
-Intrinsic motivation
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What is the Person Fit Theory by Eccle?
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Successful adaption in any situation occurs when individuals and environment characteristic match
-Transition form elementary to middle school
-Transition from high school to college
-This may be problematic for students if they are not ready for change
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FSHD 117: THEORIES OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT