Student Motivation

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Student Motivation by Mind Map: Student Motivation

1. Your Persona

1.1. Humor

1.1.1. In an ethics class the a student raised his hand and asked it was ethical to hand down punishment on someone that did not anything. The teacher replied no the person that did not do anything shouldn't get punished. Student replies good cause I didn't do my homework!

1.2. Presentation

1.2.1. Walk around the class and display passion about the subject

1.3. Learning Environment

1.3.1. Create and environment that fosters respect for student and teacher. Maintain control of the class so that every student feel comfortable.

1.4. Communication

1.4.1. Students are 1/2 of the learning process so allow them to communicate feedback in regards to assessments and teachings

1.5. Know Your Students

1.5.1. Get to know your students and their interest. Have students present a bio of themselves in the beginning class term. Let them know they are not just a student but an adult with real life problems as well.

2. Your Teaching

2.1. Meaning

2.1.1. Make activities meaning and connect them with future experiences or learning.

2.1.1.1. Example: An engineering class can be asked to design blue prints of a building and be required to work with a professional architect.

2.2. Accountability

2.2.1. Students should be held accountable for the work they perform and the teacher not settle for less than what is expected

2.3. Prior Knowldege

2.3.1. Allow students to use transferable skills they have gained and promote how the skills of the class can be used to further their learning goals.

2.4. Learning styles

2.4.1. Recognize the learning styles of students and present the material in different ways to accommodate the different learning styles.

2.5. Sharing

2.5.1. Share learning strategies that can help students retain the information being presenting. If there are problems to be solved, provide them problem solving techniques.

3. Your Course

3.1. Structure

3.1.1. Provide rational for the instruction design

3.2. Student Voice

3.2.1. Allow student to have a voice in their education. Let them present assignment opportunities and learning goals of the course.

3.3. Challenge

3.3.1. Challenge students to not just remember facts but explore and develop deeper meaning of the content

3.4. Create Relationship

3.4.1. Create relationships between what they are learning and how it can be effectively used in a profession

3.4.1.1. Example: Psychology is a widely accepted field of study that that can be used in multiple fields of work. Fields include education, social work, criminal justice, human resources, or counceling

3.5. Preparedness

3.5.1. When students are better prepared for class and have done the required reading it allows for deeper discussions during class time

4. Your Assignments

4.1. Self-Assessment

4.1.1. Give students the opportunities to evaluate how the performed on an assessment and how they prepared themselves. So therefore they can reflect on their preparation and performance

4.1.1.1. Example: After receiving the feedback from their first assignment have students perform a journal entry rating their own performance and how they can improve study habits and preperation

4.2. Lets Get Real

4.2.1. Set goals that are obtainable and go over goals that students set for themselves. Goals need to be reachable.

4.3. Balance

4.3.1. Do not place too much emphasis on any specific assessment. Students need to know that if they do not perform well on one particular assessment that it is not the end of their academic future

4.4. Practice Makes Perfect

4.4.1. Provide students with practice test so they can have opportunities to view the type of material that they will be assessed on.

4.5. Relax

4.5.1. Keep the stress levels low while maintaining performance standards. Provide opportunities for students to explain answers or to earn points back