Reading Motivation & Student Anxiety: Case Study

Summary

Reading motivation and student anxiety are discussed. Students learn about how teachers motivate and how this affects students.

Mr Collins's Reading Class

Second graders choose their own books and get a star for each one they read. The student with the most stars gets special privileges. A student with anxiety has trouble reading aloud.

Mr DeVenney's History Class

A lively class includes a student who acts out for attention. The teacher gives this student a chance to tell jokes each day. The student is happier and more engaged.

A Literature Class

A high school literature class is active and engaging. One student is unmotivated and does little work. The teacher and observer try to understand why.

Motivation in Schools

Teachers use different methods to motivate students. Students' beliefs about their abilities and effort affect their motivation. Cultural factors can also play a role.

Key terms

Classical conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired.

Self-efficacy

A person's belief in their ability to succeed in specific situations.

Incremental beliefs

The belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed through effort.

Cognitive theory of motivation

A theory that explains how thoughts and beliefs influence motivation.

Māori students

Students who belong to the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an impending event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Questions this document helps with

• How does a teacher's motivation method affect students?
• What causes a student to feel anxious about reading?
• Why might a student lack motivation in class?

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