Exam 12: Motivation in Learning and Teaching

Sharon believes if she is an outstanding soccer player she will be well liked by her peers.Thus,Sharon place a great amount of ________ value on playing soccer.

Suggest and briefly describe some strategies that teachers might use to help failure-avoiding students become more mastery-oriented.

Whenever Matt appears to be having difficulty in completing his science laboratory work,Ms.Butterfield quickly offers to help him and encourages him to continue working.According to Graham (1991),Ms.Butterfield's behaviour is likely to result in Matt developing

Students whose sense of self-worth and self-efficacy deteriorate become ________ students.

Externally imposed reward systems seem particularly appropriate for students who are

Doug's family is very poor,so he often goes to school with no breakfast and a very small lunch packet.According to Maslow,Doug is failing his classes because what type of needs are not being met?

Ability is perceived as a stable,uncontrollable trait by people who adopt a(n)________ view of ability.

Students who demonstrate "learned helplessness" are likely to

Each situation below represents a need in Maslow's hierarchy.Which of the following students demonstrates the most basic need that must be satisfied before any other?

Researchers suggest using work sheets and standard assignments for writing tasks with ethnic minority students rather than giving students writing tasks with cultural contexts.

Students with a mastery goal orientation are not afraid of failing.

Research exists to support the claim that students' emotions are related to their learning goal orientation.

Sally sets unrealistically high goals for herself but is unsure about her abilities.Your text would be likely to label Sally as

What type of belief do failure-accepting students have?

Individuals who feel that they are responsible for their own successes or failures have a(n)________ locus.