Motivation in Learning and Teaching - EDST2044
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Education
Course Outline: School of Education
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: 24 units of credit at Level 1
CSS Contribution Charge: 1* (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
Subject Area: Education
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.
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.
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