Motivating Your Students

Rationale

By definition, motivated students want to learn more, so they achieve more. However, better teaching also generates more rewarding learning experiences, which begets more motivation to learn (Nilson, 2010).

Practices

Discuss or create a video describing your interest and background
Share the relevance of your course content to students’ academic and career goals
Get to know your students’ names and use them in your interactions
Create opportunities for interaction and relationship building between students
Vary and offer rationale for assessment and presentation methods
Incentivize assignment completion
Teach students to set goals they are likely to achieve
Set reasonable, high expectations
Share your belief in students’ ability to learn and your willingness to support them

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Motivating Your Students

Rationale

Practices

Discuss or create a video describing your interest and background

Share the relevance of your course content to students’ academic and career goals

Get to know your students’ names and use them in your interactions

Create opportunities for interaction and relationship building between students

Vary and offer rationale for assessment and presentation methods

Incentivize assignment completion

Teach students to set goals they are likely to achieve

Set reasonable, high expectations

Share your belief in students’ ability to learn and your willingness to support them