Exam 13: Motivation, Teaching, and Learning

How would you go about helping students with achievement problems?

Ms. Nightingale notices one of her students, Isabelle, has been staring out the window more than remaining on task. Isabelle is new to the school, and Ms. Nightingale wonders if she feels out of place and disconnected from her friends and family back in Spain. Which of the following most readily explains Isabelle's apathy?

Students experiencing failure syndrome fail despite putting forth their best effort.

In which grade are students most likely to be more influenced by parental approval than peer approval?

In early adolescence, students face a choice between focusing on academic goals or social goals. What effect does this have in the long term?

Current research shows intrinsic motivation is positively linked to which of the following?

When faced with a difficult task, Maria focuses on the activity rather than her abilities, and tends to concern herself more with the process than with the outcome. She enjoys the challenge, even if she doesn't succeed. Maria can best be described as which of the following?

Students typically enjoy an activity the most when it provides little challenge.

Which of the following is not a type of intrinsic motivation?

The achievement level of individuals in one's peer group has little influence on the achievement level of the student.

Researchers have found that self-efficacy and achievement are most likely to improve when students set goals that are which of the following?

A student is most likely to feel angry when he or she perceives that his or her poor performance was due to which of the following?

What are the main goals of strategy training?

What is an appropriate strategy for reaching low-achieving students with low expectations for success?

Teachers with high self-efficacy tend to view difficult students as reachable and teachable, whereas teachers with low self-efficacy are inclined to say that students who are not learning are unable to do so due to low ability.

The social perspective emphasizes which of the following as a key in determining a student's motivation to learn?

In a recent study, high school students who were encouraged to organize their own experiments demonstrated more care and interest in their laboratory work than their counterparts who were given detailed instructions.

From the behaviorist perspective on motivation, external incentives are mentioned in all of the following except which one?

Which of the following shows attributes of Maslow's hierarchy in order from lowest to highest?

Mr. Leeland, the school's principal, is sitting down with the school's new third-grade teacher. The two are discussing the best way to motivate students in today's classrooms. Mr. Leeland stresses getting students inherently interested in the content matter and giving them the confidence to succeed. What motivational perspective does Mr. Leeland subscribe to?