GED Student Motivation & Engagement 3

Question 1

A teacher praises a student by saying 'You must have worked really hard on this' rather than 'You're so smart.' This reflects research suggesting that:

Accepted Answer

Praising effort promotes a growth mindset and sustained motivation

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Effort praise and ability praise produce identical outcomes

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Ability praise is always more motivating than effort praise

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Praise has no significant effect on student motivation

Question 2

Which engagement strategy involves students teaching or explaining content to their peers?

Accepted Answer

Peer teaching (reciprocal teaching)

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Direct instruction

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Whole-class lecture

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Silent reading

Question 3

Project-based learning (PBL) primarily motivates students because it:

Accepted Answer

Connects learning to authentic, real-world problems and student interests

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Eliminates the need for assessment and grading

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Allows students to work entirely at their own pace without teacher guidance

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Focuses on memorization of factual content

Question 4

When a student avoids a challenging task to protect their self-image from potential failure, this behavior is consistent with:

Accepted Answer

Self-handicapping linked to a fixed mindset

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High self-efficacy and a growth mindset

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Intrinsic motivation driven by autonomy

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Metacognitive self-regulation strategies

Question 5

A teacher gives students a choice between three different ways to demonstrate understanding of a unit. According to SDT, this primarily supports which psychological need?

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

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Relatedness

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Competence

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Conformity

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'academic press'?

Accepted Answer

High teacher expectations combined with instructional support to help students meet those expectations

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The use of heavy textbooks in the classroom

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Pressure from standardized testing on teachers

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A print publication focused on educational research