Application Assignment: Selection of Participant for Motivation Project
Note: Review the Course Project Overview section prior to beginning this Application. This assignment is Part 1 of your Course Project.
This week you gained a comprehensive introduction to motivation theories and educational psychology. You will find that you will bring your new insights and perspectives to all types of situations with people. For this Application, you will apply your new learning to the selection of an individual to be the subject of your Motivation Evaluation and Recommendations project.
Based on your new insights about motivation, identify a friend, family member, or colleague who has lost motivation to complete tasks in a school or work situation and who would be willing to participate as the subject for this study. Be sure to choose a person whose situation lends itself to further investigation, who would truly benefit from gaining a deeper understanding of his or her lack of motivation, and who would be open to receiving recommendations for improvement.
Summarize your selection process.
Explain why you chose the individual based on your learning thus far in the course.
What intrigues you about this person's situation?
What motivation foundations and theories are you relating to this case?
What are your initial hypotheses about the causes of the loss of motivation?
What are your initial thoughts about possible recommendations for helping this person regain motivation?
Assignment length: 2-3 pages
Submit your Selection of a Motivation Project Participant application to your Instructor.
Resources to use
Course Text:Schunk, D. H.Meece, J. L. & Pintrich, P. R. (2014) Motivation in education: Theory, research and applications. Upper Saddle River. Pearson Prentice Hall Publishing.
Chapter 1, "Motivation: Introduction and Historical Foundations"