How do you think motivation is important for students to learn? Maybe you
have never stopped thinking about this topic, but the influence in learning and
teaching is bigger than you ever though.
have never stopped thinking about this topic, but the influence in learning and
teaching is bigger than you ever though.
The way of teaching is beginning to change, nowadays there are less teachers
who exercise their profession by speaking the whole time, they try to do the classes
more interactive, more participative. Students are the most important part of this
method of teaching-learning, so they have to be motivated in order to learn what
we want them to learn. It is not easy, but all of us can afford it if we try.
who exercise their profession by speaking the whole time, they try to do the classes
more interactive, more participative. Students are the most important part of this
method of teaching-learning, so they have to be motivated in order to learn what
we want them to learn. It is not easy, but all of us can afford it if we try.
One of the methods used is Pygmalion effect, watch this video:
Rosenthal defines 4 key factors which drive this Pygmalion effect:
1) Climate factor: teachers who expect more of certain students tend to create
a warmer climate for those children, both verbally and non verbally (for example,
they will smile more often at them).
a warmer climate for those children, both verbally and non verbally (for example,
they will smile more often at them).
2) Input factor: teachers will tend to teach more material to children they
think they are smarter.
think they are smarter.
3) Response opportunity factor: children who are expected to bloom
academically will get more chances to respond.
academically will get more chances to respond.
4) Feedback factor: if the expectations of a child increase, they will get more
motivated when they are right, but they will get more differentiated feedback
when they make a mistake. Children who are not expected to perform get less
feedback when they are wrong because teachers would seem to think that
the children in question would not understand the correction and so the teachers
spend less time trying to correct them.
motivated when they are right, but they will get more differentiated feedback
when they make a mistake. Children who are not expected to perform get less
feedback when they are wrong because teachers would seem to think that
the children in question would not understand the correction and so the teachers
spend less time trying to correct them.
Maybe unconsciously you were used this method, or not, but it works, I swear you
because I tried. I am sure that not all the cases are the same, but in a high percent
they are.
because I tried. I am sure that not all the cases are the same, but in a high percent
they are.
I would like you will give me your opinion about it, or tell me about your
experiences with this method.
experiences with this method.
Fortunately nowadays we have more ways to learn and to teach, trying to move away from the methods used in the previous centuries. As you say in your post it´s true that sometimes we don´t meditate enough about motivation, but we should do it if we want our students to be happier while they´re learning.
ReplyDeleteI had heard before about the Pygmalion effect but I wasn´t sure at all in was it consisted of, and I didn´t know about these factors defined by Rosenthal, so thanks for expaining us about it and sharing the video!