Student Motivation and Engagement Techniques Flashcards
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A teacher uses think-pair-share frequently because it increases engagement. The primary PPR-aligned reason this strategy works is that it:
Answer: Ensures every student processes and articulates their thinking before sharing with the class
Think-pair-share increases engagement by requiring every student to formulate and verbalize their thinking rather than passively watching others respond.
Which of the following best represents the concept of flow as applied to student engagement in a PPR-aligned classroom?
Answer: Tasks are calibrated to be challenging enough to engage students but not so difficult they cause frustration
Flow occurs when task difficulty is matched to student skill level — challenging enough to be engaging but achievable enough to avoid helplessness.
A student who attributes her failure on a test to lack of ability rather than lack of effort is demonstrating which attribution pattern that the PPR-aligned teacher should work to change?
Answer: Internal, stable, uncontrollable attribution
Attributing failure to lack of ability is an internal, stable, uncontrollable attribution that undermines motivation because the student believes nothing can change the outcome.
According to PPR principles, which questioning strategy best maintains high student engagement during whole-class discussions?
Answer: Using cold-calling randomly after posing a question and giving think time
Random cold-calling after think time keeps all students cognitively engaged because any student could be called upon, and think time ensures equitable access.
A PPR-tested teacher wants to build students' self-efficacy. Which instructional approach best accomplishes this?
Answer: Providing scaffolded tasks with increasing complexity so students experience incremental success
Self-efficacy grows through mastery experiences — scaffolded tasks that gradually increase in challenge give students evidence that they can succeed at harder work.
A teacher incorporates student choice boards that allow learners to select from nine activity options. This strategy aligns with which motivational principle tested on the PPR?
Answer: Self-determination theory — supporting student autonomy
Choice boards directly support autonomy, one of the three core needs in self-determination theory, by giving students agency in how they demonstrate learning.