1. Theories of Motivation andAffect
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Renée Delgado
11.14.11

2. 2
Theories of
Motivation and
Affect
Affect in the
Classroom
Diversity in
Motivation and
Affect
What does it
mean to be
Motivated to
Learn?
Motivation
Theories

4.  Positive affect effects:
 Activate mental schemas
 Make meaningful associations
 Consolidate long-term memories
 Become more creative and flexible during problem
solving
 Take more risks
 Display more prosocial behaviors

5.  Negative affect
 Inhibits learning and memory
 May influence students to distance themselves
socially

6.  learning is the result of the interaction
between our information processing and
emotional systems.
 Maintain a positive atmosphere in the
classroom
 Project positive emotions
 Respond to verbal and non-verbal cues
 Motivate students to be accurate thinkers
 Connect students’ emotions to learning
 See ‘ClassroomTips’ page 354.

7.  facilitative anxiety and debilitating anxiety
 Sources of anxiety
 School transitions
 Math anxiety
 Test anxiety
 ‘ClassroomTips’
 Page 356

8.  Reebok Commercial (Extrinsic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbSpAsJSZ
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 Basketball (Intrinsic)
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=
10150373441113934

9.  Do you think that using tangible rewards such
as toys and candy send students the wrong
message about learning?Why or why not?
 How would you handle a student with a
complete lack of motivation?What
motivational strategies can you use?

10.  Cultivate positive affect in the classroom.
 Decrease negative affect in the classroom.
 Be responsive to student’s verbal and
nonverbal emotional cues.
 Motivate students to be accurate thinkers.
 Connect students emotions to learning.

11. Negative experiences Action to Take How/why might this work?

13.  Developmental differences
 Gender differences
 Cultural differences
 Socioeconomic differences
 Student exceptionalities