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Overcoming Apathy and Creating Excitement in the Classroom

This conference session explores methods to combat student apathy and cultivate enthusiasm in the classroom. Discover techniques to engage learners effectively and assess success. Explore behaviors of unmotivated students and factors influencing behavior. Gain insights into attribution theory and the impact of social norms on learning environments.

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Overcoming Apathy and Creating Excitement in the Classroom

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  1. Overcoming Apathy and Creating Excitement in the Classroom TODD ZAKRAJSEK, Ph.D. 919-636-8170 toddzakrajsek@gmail.com Sinclair Community College 2012 Spring Conference April 20, 2012

  2. Design for Learning What is your anticipated outcome? How will you accomplish that outcome? How will you know you were successful?

  3. Multitasking Automatic… Controlled… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo

  4. What behaviors illustrate or are good examples of something an unmotivated student might do?

  5. Attribution How do we describe the “cause” of behavior??? - Internal (dispositional) - External (situational)

  6. Card passing What is one issue or concern you have with respect to your students and creating an effective learning environment?

  7. Power of Social Norms Cialdini…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7OHG7tHrNM

  8. Power of Social Norms Your heritage is being vandalized every day by theft losses of petrified wood of 14 tons of wood a year, mostly a small piece at a time.

  9. Selected References Bjork, R. A., & Linn, M. C. (2006, March). The Science of Learning and the Learning of Science: Introducing Desirable Difficulties. American Psychological Society Observer, 19, 29- 39.   Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., & Cocking, R.R. (1999). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.   Chickering, A., & Ehrmann, S. (1996). Implementing the seven principles: Technology as lever. AAHE Bulletin, October, 3-6.   Goldstein, N. J., Cialdini, R. B., & Griskevicius, V. (2008). A room with a viewpoint: Using normative appeals to motivate environmental conservation in a hotel setting. Journal of Consumer Research, 35, 472-482.   Halpern, D. F. & Hakel, M.D. (2002). Applying the science of learning to university teaching and beyond. New Directions in Teaching and Learning, 89. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.   Karpicke, J.D., & Roediger, H.L. (2007). Repeated retrieval during learning is the key to long-term retention. Journal of Memory and Language, 57, 151-162.

  10. Selected References Mueller, C.M. & Dweck, C.S. (1998). Intelligence praise can undermine motivation and performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 33-52. Pashler, H., McDaniel, M., Rohrer, D., & Bjork, R. (2009). Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 9 (3), 105-119. Available Online - http://psi.sagepub.com/content/9/3/105.full   Recht, D.R., & Leslie, L. (1988). Effect of prior knowledge on good and poor readers’ memory of text. Journal of Educational Psychology,80, 16 – 20.   Wilson, T.D., Damiani, M. & Shelton, N. (2002). Improving the academic performance of college students with brief attributional interventions. In Joshua Aronson, Ed., Improving Academic Achievement: Impact of Psychological Factors on Education. (pp. 91-108). New York: Academic Press.

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