Monday, September 5, 2011
Reflection #1
I couldn't help but think about all the incentives we try to use with our students in regards to high stakes tests after watching the video, "Drive: The Truth Out What Motivates Us." According to the video, any material "thing" or reward is not an incentive. The three factors that matter are Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose. Autonomy being the freedom to be self directed. Mastery is the concept of getting better at something and purpose is having a goal. The challenge is trying to achieve these concepts with our students. How do we get them to want to do better? Is it as easy as explaining the goal and having them help come up with the solutions that will inspire mastery?
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You made a thought-provoking observation regarding the use of incentives in an attempt to motivate students to perform better on high-stakes tests. I have often wondered if any research has been done on this topic. Do schools that put on elaborate pep rallies, or have the principal kiss a pig, or offer "front of the line" passes for the following year to students who do well, actually have higher scores on these tests? I know there are too many variables but it's an interesting question.
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ReplyDeleteIn our job as Activities Directors, it is always a battle on what we should do to motivate our students. It is funny how students like to be rewarded for good work, completing their homework, and good grades, but after watching this video does that really work?
After watching this video I asked my students if they had no rules and no budget what activity they would come up with. Of all things they want a game day. Hopefully with funding, I can provide this for my students at Clovis East.
Thanks again for the post!
Well AD's- it is a different world in Activities and we would like to think that our leadership kids would find fulfillment simply in doing something to the best of their abilities. How realistic is it for that to happen? I think it is realistic to think our kids do school service projects because they find joy in it and are prideful in their work. But I also realize that they do it because it is part of their "job" as leadership students and it is important to fulfill the needs of a campus. Can't we have it both ways/ Self-fulfillment and for the betterment of the world?
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