Author Question: Mr. Cardot has been using a behavioral approach to motivation in his second grade classroom. He ... (Read 1039 times)

MGLQZ · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Mr. Cardot has been using a behavioral approach to motivation in his second grade classroom. He gives stickers for completing assignments, for answering questions correctly, and for other things like working quietly. He recently noticed that none of his students could answer questions about the setting of a story, but he had taught lessons about the setting and discussed the settings of several stories. Now that he is revisiting the setting, his students don't remember what they learned. What advice would you give Mr. Cardot about his approach to motivation?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following strategies is LEAST likely to build student interests and curiosity in the subject.

a. Mr. Brown relates content objectives to his own experiences in his science class.
b. Mr. Varner incorporates students' personal interests into his literature class discussions.
c. Ms. Whiteside uses humor and personal experience to illustrate concepts in social studies.
d. Ms. Fox uses the actual notes and diagrams drawn by inventors when she teaches history.

isabelt_18 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Suggested Response: Mr. Cardot is using a behavioral approach with stickers for rewards. This type of extrinsic approach is not the best approach for long-term learning. Mr. Cardot's students are most likely working for the stickers rather than working to learn. Mr. Cardot might try an approach to motivation that taps into students' interest in learning and focus on the learning goals rather than the stickers. If he uses a social cognitive approach, he will provide reasonably challenging tasks, provide support for students to help them succeed with the tasks, and help students see the value of the learning. By designing authentic tasks, he will increase the probably that students will be intrinsically motivated to learn and that they will be interested and remember the learning.
Text Reference: What Is Motivation?

Answer to Question 2

a