Kai's goal for her history assignment is to learn as much as she can about Navajo Indian culture by reading books and Internet sources and then visit the reservation near her hometown in New Mexico. Kai's goal orientation for this assignment is:
a. social.
b. performanceapproach.
c. mastery.
d. performance avoidance.
Ques. 2Sanya spent hours preparing her presentation for Tuesday's assignment in speech class. When she gave her speech to her group, she failed to make eye contact with her audience, and she fidgeted with her hair. She had reminded herself to exhibit these specific skills, but lost points for failing to follow through during her presentation. She had the same problem with previous speeches. What basic need is not being met?
a. Competence
b. Autonomy
c. Belonging
d. Self-actualization
Ques. 3Ms. Strauss made the decision to delay the class field trip. Students verbalized their frustration and disappointment. Which teacher response supports self-determination and autonomy?
a. I am the teacher, and it is my responsibility to make decisions that are best for you.
b. Delaying the field trip is a big decision and should be made by the teacher.
c. I recognize your frustration with my decision to delay the field trip.
d. You are allowed to make a lot of decisions, but this is a teacher decision.
Ques. 4According to cognitive evaluation theory, which of the following classroom events is most likely to increase students' intrinsic motivation to learn?
a. Mrs. Hebert tells students they will receive demerits for talking during guided reading time.
b. Mr. Pace gives students one more day to work on their reports and warns them they will be penalized for late work.
c. Ms. Carlson writes on the board the due date for science projects and suggests that students transfer the information to their notebooks.
d. Mr. Dixon informs students of the new guidelines for the essay and makes sure all students copy the guidelines into their notebooks.
Ques. 5Miguel moved to a new school around Thanksgiving. In his third grade class he is shy and has not made any friends by Valentine's Day.What unmet need is likely interfering with his learning?
a. Autonomy
b. Relatedness
c. Competence
d. Safety
Ques. 6Which of the following teachers is taking a humanistic approach to motivation?
a. Mrs. McKenzie gives students three choices for their history project. She stresses how much they will learn and grow as they work on the tasks involved.
b. Mr. Ranger creates cooperative groups and emphasizes how much students will enjoy working in their groups.Students name their groups and build their own group identities.
c. Ms. Harper sets aside time every week for students to compete in math games. She puts students in groups of four. Groups compete to win the most points and add to their accumulating point totals.
d. Mr. Kim gives a long homework assignment and gives students half of the class period to get started. He reminds them of the importance of turning it in on time to avoid penalties.
Ques. 7Which view of motivation is based on intrinsic andextrinsic sources of motivation andis characterized as expectancy x value?
a. Humanistic
b. Cognitive
c. Social cognitive
d. Sociocultural
Ques. 8Ms. Jovanovic encourages her first graders to complete their reading assignment before lunch in order to receive a sticker. Which approach to motivation is she using?
a. Sociocultural approach
b. Cognitiveapproach
c. Humanistic approach
d. Behavioral approach
Ques. 9Two of the students in your second grade class exhibit aggressive behaviors. They use aggressive language, name calling, and threats to hurt others. One of these students instigates physical fights and has difficulty following your class rules about showing respect and keeping hands to self.
Discuss sources that contribute to such aggression and describe how you might deal with such aggression in your classroom.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 10Mr. Winn wants to teach his third grade students to use a three-step process for summarizing as they read. He believes observational learning is the best method.
Albert Bandura identified four elements essential for observational learning. Explain what Mr. Winn needs to do for each element to be incorporated into his teaching plan for this lesson.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 11Reid is a student in Ms. Long's sixth grade class. Reid loves to read and always has several library books checked out, but he does not like to write. He believes he is incapable of writing. In fifth grade, he missed school during the unit about the parts of a letter, and his attempts to write letters for assignments were weak and unimpressive. He was present when the class studied how to write the opening, closing, and body of an essay, but he wasn't interested and didn't make much of an effort to complete assignments. His grades on writing assignments have been poor for two years. Explain the probable sources of Reid's low self-efficacy for writing assignments.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 12Various perspectives on learning are represented in the diverse views and theories that form the four pillars for teaching: behavioral, cognitive, constructivist, and social cognitive. Which perspective views the teacher's role as one of model, motivator, and facilitator of learning as well as model of self-regulated learning?
a. Behavioral
b. Cognitive
c. Constructivist
d. Social cognitive
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