Table 6 Types of ways to motivate learners
Ways of motivating | The quoted feedback examples |
|---|---|
Directly encourage learners | "Keep up the good work!" |
Highlight the value of the learning tasks | "These kinds of videos are so helpful in math classes because students often need something demonstrated multiple times to make it work." |
Provide normative referential information | "Most students have needed 3–4 rounds of revisions to get this perfect, so this is pretty good for a second shot." |
Show positive expectation | "So, I really want you to do well on this. This seems like it's going to be really good!" |
Clarify the goals of tasks | "Don't worry about being 'denied' at this point. We will give you a chance to resubmit this challenge again once we complete the peer review in class on Wednesday." |