Describe three suggestions teachers can follow to capitalize on ...

[Chelseaamend]

Describe three suggestions teachers can follow to capitalize on the influence of goals to increase students' motivation to learn, and give an example of each.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Morton is determined to improve his work and is setting a goal to help him improve in pre-algebra. Which of the following is the most effective goal for him?
 
  a. To solve and explain all the homework problems before the next test
  b. To get an A on the next test
  c. To get a higher score on the test than Rosario, the buddy he studies with who sits behind him
  d. To pay attention all the time in class

[mariahkathleeen]

Answer to Question 1

Suggestions for capitalizing on the influence of goals to increase students' motivation to learn include the following: 1) Focus on mastery and a social-responsibility orientation, such as emphasizing effort and improvement and our need to support each other, and de-emphasizing grades and competition among students. 2) Create effective assessments, such as using higher-level items on quizzes and tests, which provides students with evidence their competence is increasing when they succeed, and contributes to a mastery goal orientation. 3) Encourage students to set and monitor goals. Effective goals are (a) specific, such as consuming only 1,200 calories a day, vs. losing weight; (b) near, such as the goal of burning 400 calories a day on an exercise machine rather than burning 5,000 calories a month on exercise machines; and

Answer to Question 2

a