All Annotations of What really motivates middle school students?[Preview]

saved by4 people, first byLisa Thumann on 2008-03-27, last byMargie McEvoy on 2008-06-06

• Engaging work, respondents said, was work that stimulated their curiosity,
  permitted them to express their creativity, and fostered positive relationships
  with others.
• As for activities
  they hated, both teachers and students cited work that was repetitive, that
  required little or no thought, and that was forced on them by others.
• (1) they are attracted to their work, (2)
  they persist in their work despite challenges and obstacles, and (3) they
  take visible delight in accomplishing their work.
• people who are engaged in their
  work are driven by four essential goals, each of which satisfies a particular
  human need
• SCORE. Under the right classroom conditions and at the right level for each
  student, they can build the motivation and Energy (to complete our acronym)
  that is essential for a complete and productive life. These goals can provide
  students with the energy to deal constructively with the complexity, confusion,
  repetition, and ambiguities of life (the drive toward completion)
• Intrinsic motivation, on the other hand, comes from within, and is generally
  considered more durable and self enhancing
• provide clear,
  immediate, and constructive feedback
• kills they need to be successful are
  within their grasp
• Students then work together in groups, retracing the steps scientists took
  in weighing the available evidence
• Students want and need work that permits them to express their autonomy
  and originality
• Use the "abstracting" strategy to help students fully understand
  a genre and to maintain high standards