Goals and Motivation Equals Life.

 Module # 5 Blog

Chapter 12

Motivation was talked about so the question is what is motivation? According to(Woolfolk) “An internal state of arouses, directs, and maintains behavior.” (p.444). Two different types of motivation were talked about and they were Intrinsic motivation-natural way to conquer challenges. The second one is Extrinsic motivation-behavior driven by rewards.

Goal orientations were discussed that we all should have goals for ourselves. Pursuing goals are rewarding because you get a sense of accomplishment. The self-determination was interesting because it was saying we all need to feel confident and capable in the world and have a sense of control in our lives. I myself like to set short term goals because I feel I accomplish more. I do have long term goals but setting shorter ones gives me more of a sense of accomplishment sooner rather than later. I think it will be important to discuss goals with my students and help them make goals for themselves.

I found the Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs pyramid on page # 449 interesting.

Maslow’s theory gives us a way to look at the whole student. We all have needs and need to have self- determination. Emotions and anxiety were discussed that learning can be influenced by mood and emotion. It’s our jobs to help students not be so nervous so students can learn. I will be able to relate to my students because I have anxiety and work myself up all the time. Seeing as I am self-aware of my anxious thoughts I will be able to relate to what my students might be feeling for those who get anxious. This program has really made me anxious because it’s so fast paced and I guess that I never realized how fast it would be and how demanding. Just when I get used to the flow of the class another one starts. I use self- talk on myself and tell myself just to take one week at a time that’s helping a little.

 Overall, I think this chapter was interesting it cover many good topics and some of them I can relate to myself.