Download Exploring the Value Aspects of Motivation in Education: From Utility to Appreciation and more Quizzes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 1 DEFINITION 1 -Considers how value aspects of motivation apply to efforts to develop students' appreciation for school learning-Problem #1: Researchers often measure learners' preexisting value, interest, or intrinsic motivation as it relates to a particular learning activity, then make predictions about individual differences in learners' engagement patterns They rarely seek to encourage or establish motivation where it is not already present TERM 2 1.2 DEFINITION 2 -Problem #2: Definitions of valuing typically focus on utility value, or engaging in an activity in order to acquire a skill or certification that is needed to advance ones' career goals Seldom emphasize experiences such as the satisfaction of achieving new insights, aesthetic appreciation of the content or skill, or awareness of its role in improving our quality of life -Definitions of interest or intrinsic motivation tend to focus on their affective aspects (fun, pleasure) rather than their cognitive aspects (absorption, satisfaction, self-realization) TERM 3 2 DEFINITION 3 -Many prominent theories do not even address value issues or have not been applied in ways that speak to questions of how to encourage such appreciation However, this situation is beginning to change as the expansion of older theories and the development of newer ones have brought unprecedented attention to the value aspects of motivation TERM 4 4 DEFINITION 4 -Big ideas and associated intellectual skills enrich the quality of students' subjective lives by providing lenses through which to construe their observations and experiences, schemas into which they can assimilate novel elements, and connections they can make and draw inferences from Powerful ideas also give students the tools they need for processing information, solving problems, and making decisions efficiently TERM 5 4.1 DEFINITION 5 -Primary Benefit: These empowering educational outcomes are applicable to a broad range of situations in life, as opposed to the more specific outcomes associated with utility value-Need to determine what teachers can do to foster appreciation: In other words, we need to conceptualize and develop rich examples of what it means to work within the motivational zone of proximal development to scaffold students' learning experiences in ways that help them to appreciate the value of what they are learning
