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Motivators VS. Demotivators
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Chapter 8: Motivators & Demotivators
What is a Motivator?
A motivator is something that drives survival and changes with age.
Age factors
Developmental Motivators
Infancy
- Joy, connection, engagement, survival
Age 1-5
- autonomy, identity, power, security
Age 6-12
- affiliation, being right, autonomy, belonging
Age 13-18
- status, mastery, purpose, affiliation
Three hardwired motivations
Curiosity
- "what is that..." & "How did she..."
anticipation
- "when will it happen?"
Behavioral Relevance
- "why should i care?" & "what is it in for me?"
Examples of Motivators
(recap)
- Surviving
- curiosity
- anticipation
- behavioral relevance
What is Demotivation?
Demotivators are basically triggers that give a student a negative feeling
This could be anything from the physical appearance of the classroom or the way the teacher conducts their lesson.
Three Temporary Demotivators
Fatigue
-illness, lack of sleep, or poor diet
Distractions
-daydreaming, observing students, missing directions
Hopelessness
- lack of excitement, poor achievement
Three Chronic Demotivators
Drugs
-Marijuana, Opioids
Abuse
-physical, verbal, psychological
Learned Helplessness (stress disorder)
-Set outcome
Short- term Motivation Strategies
State changes
-any action that shifts the current physical, emotional, or psychological state of a student
Nudges
-a prompt to change behavior
Long-term Motivation Strategies
vAlidation/ worthiness
- students need to interact and connect with peers
Risk-taking
- make lessons sound high-risk
Deeper meaning/purpose
- Make students feel as though their work is personal & purposeful
Autonomy
- let students make decisions
Student Empowerment
- Very close to autonomy
Success
- dopamine is released
Belonging
- Teachers should show they care
Social Status
- healthy levels of competition
Challenges
- Students need to be challenged
Conclusion
As future educators, it's important for us to watch for both motivators and demotivators as they both directly effect our student's learning outcomes.
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