tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716742351525076247.post6932200107381806031..comments2012-11-18T16:50:25.351-08:00Comments on Educational Psychology: Linahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416449458946342034noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716742351525076247.post-91279403136860581622012-11-08T12:29:33.725-08:002012-11-08T12:29:33.725-08:00Rachel, I responded to Mariah's question about...Rachel, I responded to Mariah's question about motivation in a later comment. Here are two quick things that I will add about the topic. <br /><br />I agree that different things work for different people, which is why the focus of the course is for us to design specific activities based on theories of motivation/learning/ and other evidence-based research (higher order thinking, equity, assessment, etc). I firmly believe that a good activity, or even assessment, based on learning principles has the potential to motivate most students. <br /><br />Assessments are not just about standardized tests (we'll cover more next week), even though it is unfortunate that the current trend in education seems to move us in this direction. Regardless, while students are aware that while a test may have a significant impact in their lives, there are other measures of a person's worth. After all, we have many individuals who have succeeded without going through the traditional school route (e.g. Bill Gates, Isaac Newton, J.K Rowling). Our role as teachers is to support a student's life-long development and not just to prepare for exams. These ideas may seem to be conflicting and takes an enormous amount of dedication from teachers - but most of us are where we are because of very good teachers that we have met in our lives. Linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01416449458946342034noreply@blogger.com