Exam 12: Motivation in Learning and Teaching

A) When he recognizes the source of his anxious feelings and accurately interprets them
B) When he attributes successes and failures to things he can control
C) When he uses self-regulation strategies to complete an academic task
D) When he sets performance goals

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A) Deon skimmed the chapter quickly and decided on a few comments he could make during group discussions tomorrow.He doesn't want to look stupid when his group meets and starts to discuss the new material.
B) Lanea works the problems as quickly as she can.She wants to be the first student to complete the assignment in math.
C) Deloris struggled with one of the science questions.She read and re-read the section of the chapter dealing with the concept.She's a perfectionist and doesn't want to make a mistake on her homework.
D) Ron is taking French and got into a study group with two of his friends.They both do well in every subject,and he thinks they're cool.He likes to hang out and have fun stumbling over French pronunciations.

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A) Goals that are easy to reach
B) Goals that are difficult to reach
C) Goals that can be reached fairly soon
D) Goals that are vague and easily altered

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A) Mrs.Hebert tells students they will receive demerits for talking during guided reading time.
B) Mr.Pace gives students one more day to work on their reports and warns them they will be penalized for late work.
C) Ms.Carlson writes on the board the due date for science projects and suggests that students transfer the information to their notebooks.
D) Mr.Dixon informs students of the new guidelines for the essay and makes sure all students copy the guidelines into their notebooks.

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Suggested Response: Mr.Cardot is using a behavioral approach with stickers for rewards.This type of extrinsic approach is not the best approach for long-term learning.Mr.Cardot's students are most likely working for the stickers rather than working to learn.Mr.Cardot might try an approach to motivation that taps into students' interest in learning and focus on the learning goals rather than the stickers.If he uses a social cognitive approach,he will provide reasonably challenging tasks,provide support for students to help them succeed with the tasks,and help students see the value of the learning.By designing authentic tasks,he will increase the probably that students will be intrinsically motivated to learn and that they will be interested and remember the learning.

A) He views intelligence as stable and believes Ada needs to try even when she cannot succeed.
B) He holds an entity view of ability and knows Ada needs encouragement.
C) He holds an incremental view of ability and believes Ada can improve.
D) He views intelligence as uncontrollable but wants Ada to stay engaged.

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A) Mrs.McKenzie gives students three choices for their history project.She stresses how much they will learn and grow as they work on the tasks involved.
B) Mr.Ranger creates cooperative groups and emphasizes how much students will enjoy working in their groups.Students name their groups and build their own group identities.
C) Ms.Harper sets aside time every week for students to compete in math games.She puts students in groups of four.Groups compete to win the most points and add to their accumulating point totals.
D) Mr.Kim gives a long homework assignment and gives students half of the class period to get started.He reminds them of the importance of turning it in on time to avoid penalties.

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A) Sociocultural approach
B) Cognitive approach
C) Humanistic approach
D) Behavioral approach

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A) In Mrs.Blalock's class,students work on the easy problems in the math chapters and skip the hard problems.
B) At Ms.Thomas's centers,students use measuring cups and measuring spoons to learn about volume.
C) Mr.Copeland uses spontaneity and humor in an uninhibiting environment.His students talk freely rather than raising their hands in a structured manner.
D) Mr.Franks helps students master facts by using rote memory to prepare for standardized tests.

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A) Success attributed to hours of practice
B) Success attributed to inherited intelligence
C) Success attributed to having a good coach
D) Success attributed to a partner's help

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A) Mr.Simmons tells Nika how he failed math one grading period and then learned new strategies that helped him succeed.
B) Mr.Levitz says failure is diagnostic and tells Nika what she needs to do to improve.
C) Mrs.Rollins helps Nika set performance goals to make a passing grade in health class.
D) Ms.Carmike coaches Nika to ask specific questions about the aspects of science she doesn't understand.

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A) Mr.Delaney weaves personal experience stories into every lecture.Even if the stories are not relevant,they are entertaining.
B) Mrs.Mason expects her students to be in their seats with their books open when the bell rings every day.
C) Ms.Romine gives clear instructions and plenty of advance notice for the book report students will present to the class next week.
D) Mr.Andrus allows his students to choose among three types of projects they will do as a culminating activity in the history unit.

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A) controllable causes of failure.
B) an incremental view of intelligence.
C) an unstable view of ability.
D) learned helplessness.

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A) external locus.
B) stable causes.
C) uncontrollable causes.
D) internal locus.

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A) social.
B) performance approach.
C) mastery.
D) performance avoidance.

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A) Marty likes to watch her cousin go parasailing,but is afraid to go up with him.After much persuasion,she agrees to try it once to please her cousin.
B) Alfonso studies for the spelling bee every night and wants to win the trophy to make his dad proud of him.
C) Shonda takes her mystery book to all of her classes and reads a few more pages whenever she gets a chance.
D) Len competes with his best friend to make the highest grade in algebra class.

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A) Mr.Brown relates content objectives to his own experiences in his science class.
B) Mr.Varner incorporates students' personal interests into his literature class discussions.
C) Ms.Whiteside uses humor and personal experience to illustrate concepts in social studies.
D) Ms.Fox uses the actual notes and diagrams drawn by inventors when she teaches history.

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