Motivating Students To Learn
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The document outlines strategies and practices for motivating students to learn, emphasizing the role of professors as active agents in fostering motivation through supportive environments, appropriate challenges, and meaningful objectives. It highlights the importance of effective communication, modeling, and providing feedback, as well as practical classroom techniques to engage students. Additionally, it includes methods for facilitating learning outside the classroom, such as online resources and preparatory materials.
Motivating Students To Learn
- 1. Rochester College Adjunct Faculty Meeting - 2012 Stimulating Students’ Motivation To Learn Discussion Leader & Presenter – Clarence Goodlein
- 2. Each Professor Is A Leader • An Important Role Model That Contributes To Students’ Moral, Intellectual, and Professional Development • Characteristics – Is Knowledgeable Of Her/His Course Material, Self- Confident & Deserving of Credence – Demonstrates Honesty, Trustworthiness, Dependability, & Unselfishness – Demonstrates Equity & Honor – Is Energetic & Enthusiastic About Learning, The Course Material, & Rochester College
- 3. My Paradigm of Student Motivation Motivation To Learn is An Acquired Competency That Is Developed Through General Experience & Stimulated By: • Modeling • Communication of Expectations • Direct Instruction or Socialization By Parents or Teachers
- 4. Stimulation of Students’ Motivation To Learn • Must Affect Development Of Students’ Information Processing Skills & Performance Abilities • Must Encourage Critical Thinking • Must Consider Expectancy Value Theory (Effort Expended = Degree Expected To Perform Successfully & Benefits Or Rewards From Successful Task Completion)
- 5. Role of Professors & Instructors • Not Merely Reactors To Students’ Motivational Patterns of Learning • Active Agents Of Students’ Learning Socialization • Capable of Developing Students’ Motivation To Learn And Its Activation In Particular Situations • Must Help Students Appreciate The Value of Academic Study & Make Sure That They Can Be Successful If They Apply Reasonable Effort
- 6. My Essential Preconditions For Stimulating Students’ Motivation To Learn • Supportive Learning Environment – Encourage Students When They Display Discouragement – Demonstrate Patience And Empathy For Their Learning Difficulties – Assist Students With Correcting Related Skill Deficiencies (e.g. Writing & Public Speaking) – Allow Students To Take Intellectual Risks Without Fear Of Ridicule Or Criticism Should They Be Mistaken
- 7. My Essential Preconditions For Stimulating Students’ Motivation To Learn (Continued) • Appropriate Level Of Challenge – Students Become Bored If Tasks Are Too Easy & Frustrated if Tasks Are Too Difficult – Students Are Optimally Motivated By Tasks That Allow Them To Achieve Success When They Apply Reasonable Effort – Learning Measures & Challenges Should Examine Students’ Comprehension Of Core Principles & Their Abilities To Apply Their Learning Effectively To Situations Outside Of Their Experiences
- 8. My Essential Preconditions For Stimulating Students’ Motivation To Learn (Continued) • Meaningful Learning Objectives – Clearly Stated And Related To Goals & Objectives Of Course As Well As Students’ Course of Study – Demonstrate Usefulness of Learning In Practical Situations & Career Environments – Communicate Meaningfulness of Learning Through Tasks & Assignments That Demonstrate The Learning’s Relatedness To Career Activities & Graduate Study
- 9. Encourage Students To Form Success Expectations • Use Modeling, Socialization, And Feedback To Make Students Aware That The Amount And Quality Of Effort That They Put Into An Activity Determines What They Get Out Of It • Portray Effort As An Investment Which Will Produce Knowledge & Skill Development That Will Empower Students Rather Than As A Risk Of Failure Or Embarrassment • Remind Students That Knowledge & Skill Development Is Incremental And Sometimes Includes Regressive Steps
- 10. Provide Remedial Socialization For Discouraged Students • Additional Instruction & Practice Opportunities • Encourage Focus On Specific Mastering Of Specific Concepts & Tasks To Overcome Failure Through Persistent Efforts • Attribute Failure To Insufficient Effort & Practice , Lack Of Information, Or Reliance On Ineffective Strategies Rather Than To Lack Of Ability
- 11. Motivate Learning With Extrinsic Incentives • Offer Rewards For Good Or Improved Performance (e.g. Praise & Social Rewards Such As Professor Or Peer Attention) • Note That Knowledge & Skills Developed By Academic Study Will Enable Students To Be Successful In This Course, Provide A “Ticket” To Social Advancement, And Prepare Them For Success In An Occupation Or Otherwise In Their Lives • Provide Immediate Feedback When Learning Successes Occur
- 12. Some Of My Classroom Practices To Motivate Students’ Learning • Arrive Early & Am Completely Prepared At The Class’ Starting Time • Am Personable, Friendly, & Greet Every Student • Introduce Self, Provide Interesting Background Information, And Convey Enthusiasm For the Course And Students’ Learning • Express Interest In Every Student By Asking Each To Introduce Herself or Himself; Learn Every Student’s Name By The Third Week Of Class
- 13. Some of My Classroom Practices To Motivate Student Learning (Continued) • Provide A Detailed Syllabus, Review Each Section During The First Class Meeting; Explain Grading, Class Assignments, Examinations And Attendance Expectations; Solicit Questions • Address Questions Every Student Has, But May Not Ask: – Will Class Meet My Needs? – Is The Professor Competent? – Will The Professor Be Fair? – Will The Professor Care About Me?
- 14. Some Of My Classroom Practices To Motivate Student Learning (Continued) • Utilize Open-Ended Questions That Provoke Discussion • Use Group Activities To Promote Collaboration Skills • Use Videos & Role-Playing To Keep Students’ Interested • Use Familiar Examples & Case Studies • Solicit Feedback
- 15. Methods Used To Facilitate Learning Outside of the Classroom • Preparatory Course Readings, Syllabus, and Discussion Outlines Emailed To Registered Students About Two Weeks Before Class Begins • Make Myself Available By Phone & Email With Return Calls Or Email Normally Same Day • Make Extensive Use Of Online Learning Site • Allow Early Submission of Assignments For Review, Feedback, & Resubmission By Due Date
- 16. Online Learning Site Content • Basic Concepts • Case Studies • Glossary • Literature Review Tips • Essay Formatting & Writing Tips • Sample Essays • Course Concepts • Weekly Discussion Outlines • Course Concepts • Website Links – Software (Open Source – e.g. Libre Office, CutePDF, Evernote) – Services (e.g. CitationMachine.Net) – Videos (YouTube)