Assessing Motivation-Instructions

Content Review 1: Defining Motivation

Directions:

Write a short-answer, 1- to 2-paragraph response (250–350 words) that reflects your learning this week. Where applicable, be sure to include references to the required Learning Resources and examples from your own experience.

Use MS Word or a compatible word-processing software suite such as OpenOffice to write your responses. Submit your answers to the questions in one “.doc” or “.rtf” file.

Copy and paste each question within the document so that your Instructor can see which question you are answering.

The first several sections of Chapter 1 in the course text provided foundational information on what motivation is and how it is assessed. Based on this information, how would you define motivation? Then, describe at least two ways to assess it.

Submit this assignment by Sunday of this week.

Resources to use

Course Text:Schunk, D. H.Meece, J. L. &Pintrich, P. R. (2014) Motivation in education: Theory, research and applications. Upper Saddle River. Pearson Prentice Hall Publishing.

Chapter 1, “Motivation: Introduction and Historical Foundations”

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