3. Theproblem:
Quito, Ecuador
• Students´lackofmotivation in
learningcompulsorysciencescourses.
• Poorengagement in classes
4. Motivation in Class
• Ensure opportunities for students success by
assigning tasks that are neither too easy nor too
difficult
• Help students find personal meaning and value in
the material
• Help students feel that they are valued members
of a learning community
• Give frequent, early, positive feedback
• Create an atmosphere that is open and positive
Gross, 1999
6. So then, how is TBL
increasingstudents´motivationandt
hereforetheirengagement?
7. Motivation in Class
• Ensure opportunities for students success by
assigning tasks that are neither too easy nor too
difficult
• Help students find personal meaning and value
in the material
• Help students feel that they are valued
members of a learning community
• Give frequent, early, positive feedback
• Create an atmosphere that is open and positive
Gross, 1999
8. TBL as a ToolforMotivation
1. Teams have complicated but accomplishable
assignments ENSURES OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ALL STUDENTS
2. Assignments have a direct relation with the content
of the class but also they are related to their reality
GIVES VALUE TO THE CLASS
MATERIAL
9. TBL as a ToolforMotivation
3. Assignments have to be created in a way that they
stimulate critical thinking, discussion and decision-
making of teams GIVES VALUE TO STUDENTS´
CAPACITIES
4. Teams learn for every member and from other
teams of the class COMMUNITY SENSE
5. Assignments have an early and constantly feedback
10. TBL as a ToolforMotivation
THE GENERATION OF A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT
FOR LEARNING
HIGHER ENGAGEMENT DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF
THE CLASS CONTENT
It´snotonlyaboutwhetherstudetnslikethe material ornot, itisabout how thismotivationaffectstheir performance, theirunderstandingonthecourse. A poorunderstandingcreatespoorretentionoftheclasscontentandthat a su vez willcreateproblemsforfuturecourses.
-Give frequent, early, positive feedback that supports students beliefs that they can do well -Ensure opportunities for students success by assigning tasks that are neither too easy nor too difficult -Help students find personal meaning and value in the material-Create an atmosphere that is open and positive-Help students feel that they are valued members of a learning community* Lecturers can use different techniques and methodologies to ensure that some or all of these points are present in their classes. In the next paragraphs, TBL will be explained in more detail and directly related to improve students´ motivation within class.
is an instructional strategy¨ that uses small groups interactions to introduce and develop the content material of a course
-Give frequent, early, positive feedback that supports students beliefs that they can do well -Ensure opportunities for students success by assigning tasks that are neither too easy nor too difficult -Help students find personal meaning and value in the material-Create an atmosphere that is open and positive-Help students feel that they are valued members of a learning community* Lecturers can use different techniques and methodologies to ensure that some or all of these points are present in their classes. In the next paragraphs, TBL will be explained in more detail and directly related to improve students´ motivation within class.
