This document discusses motivation and self-regulation in learning. It explains that motivation can come from interest, beliefs, or curiosity and that learners can motivate themselves through goal setting and self-regulating their learning. The ARCS model also allows learners to be more independent while staying motivated. Learning occurs through both teachers and students, with teachers starting the motivation process but learners needing to find it valuable themselves and regulate their own learning through goals and expectations. The theory focuses on metacognition and conscious goal setting to take charge of their own motivation. Locus of control is shared between teachers, who engage learners, and learners, who set their own goals.

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Motivation & Self-
Regulation in Learning

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Summary
 Motivation can be based upon:
- interest, beliefs, and/or curiosity.
 Learners can motivate themselves through goal setting.
 They can self-regulate their learning.
 ARCS model, learners can be more independent and still be
motivated.

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How does learning occur?
• Learning occurs through teachers and students. Teachers
can motivate students to learn but cannot do it alone.
Learning is a combined effort. Teachers can start the
motivation process but the learner must also find it
valuable. Some learners are able to regulate their own
learning through goal settings and their own high
expectations.

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How does the theory describe
thinking?
 The theory focuses a lot on metacognition and making
conscious efforts to make goals for their learning. Through
goal setting, learners are able to take charge and motivate
themselves toward their goals.

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Locus of Control
 Shared by teacher and learner
 Teachers are responsible for
- Gaining attention and engaging the learner
-share strategies to increase motivation
Learners
-develop their own goals based upon importance to them
(interest, relevance)
-models for each other( Vygtosky ZPD)

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Personal Belief
 My beliefs align with the motivation aspect discussed in chapter
9. Students need a reason to learn whether it be an interest in
the subject, curiosity, or beliefs. I think that the ARCS model is
a great way to encourage learning for all students (struggling
students, students with disabilities). Motivation and self-
regulation may look different for different students but can be
applied to all.

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Scenario
 Johnny is a 10 year old boy entering the 4th grade. In his class,
Johnny and his classmates were given materials(glue and
spaghetti) to make the strongest bridge they could. The
students were excited to create something. They weren’t quite
sure what the bridge would be used for but tried their best. The
teacher shared during construction that weights will be put on
the dried bridges ranging for 1lb to 10 lbs. Now that the
students knew what they were in for, they could adjust their
work. The bridges dried and the students were ready to see
how much weight it could hold. They were all confident in their
designs.