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Chelseaamend

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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.
 
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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

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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

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