Enhancing student motivation in mathematics through teacher ...
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Demotivated “Adjectives”1. Th<strong>in</strong>k of <strong>student</strong>s who are notmotivated to learn Math.2. Jot down at least five adjectives.Negative ExperiencesSelf-esteem (emotion)Behaviour (repeated failure)Straits Times, M<strong>in</strong>d Your Body,April 9, 2009, p. 7.Sunday Times,28 Sept 2003, p. 54.Wong (AME-SMS 6/6/13)Overview13Wong (AME-SMS 6/6/13)Overview14High Math AnxietyNegative Trumps Positive• Smaller work<strong>in</strong>g memory span;cannot pay attention.• Less resources for learn<strong>in</strong>g andperformance; poor problem solv<strong>in</strong>g.• Resort to rules rather than th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g.Wong (AME-SMS 6/6/13)Overview15• Hattie (p. 48): de<strong>motivation</strong> moreimpactful than <strong>motivation</strong>.• Not all <strong>student</strong>s respond positively tomotivat<strong>in</strong>g strategies (positive emotions).• One negative <strong>in</strong>cident (anxiety, fear,frustration, ignored) could “destroy”effects of motivat<strong>in</strong>g practices; lastlonger.• Do no harm.OverviewWong (AME-SMS 6/6/13) 16
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