EAS Study Guide Questions And 100% Correct
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Intrinstic motivation - ANSWER Refers to subjects that students like or find enjoyable.
Effective Intrinsic motivations are based on knowledge of what is popular or interesting
to students of a particular age
Ex: introducing patterns to young children by picking out patterns in certain clothes
Known to spark and maintain motivation!
Extrinsic motivation - ANSWER Concerns external rewards for performing well or
reaching goals. Works best with other more mundane work. Provides an adequate
reward for finishing an assignment or for other proficient performance
Ex: token used for points
Directly recognizes students for a certain praise that includes effort
How can a lesson be motivating? - ANSWER -objective is clear
-gives students choices
-get student's attention
- topics are related to students' interests
Zone of Proximal Development-
ANSWER Lev Vygotsoky Concept- a stage of learning during which children can gain
from instruction. The ZPD is comprised of tasks students are not able to execute alone
but are capable of accomplishing with assistance! Teachers should provide activities
that are in student's ZPD to promote a real possibility of progress in student learning.
Scaffolding - ANSWER Applies to Vygotsoky ZPD. A student receives help to learn
something in his or her own ZPD. The help is withdrawn is a measured way until the help
becomes unnecessary.
, Gardener's Multiple Intelligences - ANSWER our abilities are best classified into 8
independent intelligences, which include a broad range of skills beyond traditional
school smarts
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs & Human Motivation - ANSWER A linear description of
levels leading to the top level of self-transcendence.
= Basic "Deficiency" needs: hunger, thirst, feeling safe, feeling accepted by family,
approval
- Higher level Being needs: cognitive, aesthetic, self actualization, self transcendence
The person has to satisfy the basic needs in order to get motivated toward attaining the
Higher Level Being Needs.
-If not motivated, then Higher Level Being needs will not be attained.
yrs
auditory learning style - ANSWER Student learns best by listening to spoken information
Ex: books or CD books that can be read aloud
visual-spatial learning style ANSWER Student learns best through reading and viewing
tables, charts, and maps. Ex: writing words on boards, ecourage students to write
reports, powerpoint presentations
Kinesthetic learning style ANSWER student actually carrying out a physical activity,
rather than listening to a lecture or merely watching a demonstration
x; in math or science give student opportunities to learn through hands-on experience
like role-playing or field trips
Metacognition - ANSWER "knowing about knowing" includes what a student knows
about themselves, what a student knows about strategies or what a student knows
about the topic to be learned. Asking themselves What do they already know about this
topic?
Tap into prior knowledge!
Lecture or Explanation - ANSWER Lesson begins with motivation, teacher maintains eye
Answers
Intrinstic motivation - ANSWER Refers to subjects that students like or find enjoyable.
Effective Intrinsic motivations are based on knowledge of what is popular or interesting
to students of a particular age
Ex: introducing patterns to young children by picking out patterns in certain clothes
Known to spark and maintain motivation!
Extrinsic motivation - ANSWER Concerns external rewards for performing well or
reaching goals. Works best with other more mundane work. Provides an adequate
reward for finishing an assignment or for other proficient performance
Ex: token used for points
Directly recognizes students for a certain praise that includes effort
How can a lesson be motivating? - ANSWER -objective is clear
-gives students choices
-get student's attention
- topics are related to students' interests
Zone of Proximal Development-
ANSWER Lev Vygotsoky Concept- a stage of learning during which children can gain
from instruction. The ZPD is comprised of tasks students are not able to execute alone
but are capable of accomplishing with assistance! Teachers should provide activities
that are in student's ZPD to promote a real possibility of progress in student learning.
Scaffolding - ANSWER Applies to Vygotsoky ZPD. A student receives help to learn
something in his or her own ZPD. The help is withdrawn is a measured way until the help
becomes unnecessary.
, Gardener's Multiple Intelligences - ANSWER our abilities are best classified into 8
independent intelligences, which include a broad range of skills beyond traditional
school smarts
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs & Human Motivation - ANSWER A linear description of
levels leading to the top level of self-transcendence.
= Basic "Deficiency" needs: hunger, thirst, feeling safe, feeling accepted by family,
approval
- Higher level Being needs: cognitive, aesthetic, self actualization, self transcendence
The person has to satisfy the basic needs in order to get motivated toward attaining the
Higher Level Being Needs.
-If not motivated, then Higher Level Being needs will not be attained.
yrs
auditory learning style - ANSWER Student learns best by listening to spoken information
Ex: books or CD books that can be read aloud
visual-spatial learning style ANSWER Student learns best through reading and viewing
tables, charts, and maps. Ex: writing words on boards, ecourage students to write
reports, powerpoint presentations
Kinesthetic learning style ANSWER student actually carrying out a physical activity,
rather than listening to a lecture or merely watching a demonstration
x; in math or science give student opportunities to learn through hands-on experience
like role-playing or field trips
Metacognition - ANSWER "knowing about knowing" includes what a student knows
about themselves, what a student knows about strategies or what a student knows
about the topic to be learned. Asking themselves What do they already know about this
topic?
Tap into prior knowledge!
Lecture or Explanation - ANSWER Lesson begins with motivation, teacher maintains eye
