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Multiples of Effort: A Practical Approach to Increasing Student Success
The document discusses strategies for increasing student success through the relationship between effort, expectation of success, and perceived value of learning tasks. It provides prompts for reflection on personal challenges and includes a formula for understanding how educators can influence student motivation. Key concepts involve intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and their impact on persistence and effort in learning.
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- 1. ©QTL 2015 www.qtlcenters.orgThe Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning Multiples of Effort: A practical approach to increasing student success The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning 4009 Barrett Dr., Suite 102 Raleigh, NC 27609 www.qtlcenters.org 919-878-0540 Rachel Porter, PhD Executive Director rporter@qtlcenters.org 919-368-7029 The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning™
- 2. ©QTL 2015 www.qtlcenters.orgThe Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning 2 Thinking Starter 1. Briefly describe a time you attempted something challenging and were successful. Why do you think you were able to reach your goal? 2. Briefly describe something you wanted to accomplish but were unable to complete or achieve. Why did you give up? HAHP HALP LAHP LALP
- 3. ©QTL 2015 www.qtlcenters.orgThe Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning 3 Effort=ExpectationofSuccessxValue Howeducatorscaninfluencetheequation Value ConsequentialInherent ExpectationofSuccess Perceptionof Difficulty PriorExperience Effort PersistenceAptitude
- 4. ©QTL 2015 www.qtlcenters.orgThe Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning 4 Value – Motivation of the Learner (Based on Knowles and Dilts) AttitudetowardUsefulnessofContent/Task PerceivedUseful Resistance - Neutral attitude - Low effort External Motivation may have some impact on Consequential Value Persistence - Good attitude - High effort Internal Motivation generated from Inherent Value NotPerceiveduseful Refusal - Poor attitude - No effort External Motivation has little impact on Consequential Value Toil - Poor attitude - Willing effort External Motivation may impact Inherent Value No Connection Connection Effort from Personal Connection to Content/Task Notes on Performance Feedback: