UNSW Handbook Course - Motivation in Learning and Teaching

Motivation in Learning and Teaching - EDST2044


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Education
	Contact: McCormick,John Michael
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: EDST1101 or enrolment in Diploma in Education Program; Excluded: EDST1402, GENT1520
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 5 (more info)

Description

Explores various theories of motivation and their application to learning and teaching. A variety of theories, issues and strategies, such as goal setting, learned helplessness, self construal, self regulation, attributions of causality and group behaviour, concerned with achievement-related contexts, are discussed. Teachers' work motivation and implications for job satisfaction, professional commitment and teaching efficacy are considered.

Learning Outcomes

By the completion of this course students should have developed sound understandings of key motivational theories and be able to apply these understandings to learning and teaching contexts.

Assessment

Critical review of article (1500 words) - 15%
Tutorial presentation with written component - 25%
Final examination - 50%

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