Scenario: The Case of the Missing Motivation

[Jo Hampton]

Your students’ motivation is going the way of the dodo. What’s your plan to revive it? (And no, playing ‘Eye of the Tiger’ on repeat doesn’t count—unless it works.)

[Frances M]

First, I would try to find out why the student motivation is low. If there are no clues, I would then look at the topic I am teaching, how I am delivering it and try to see if there are any improvements I could make to increase student motivation and participation. For example, do students feel supported and is the work appropriately scaffolded.

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