Overcoming Student Failure: Changing Motives and Incentives for Learning (Psychology in the Classroom)

Designed to be inspiring as well as practical, the ''Psychology in the Classroom'' series has a number of user-friendly features to make the books easy to adapt for classroom use. Overcoming Student Failure features classroom strategies to give students an incentive to learn. "Overcoming Student Failure" explores motives and incentives for learning. The authors believe that the reasons for learning, or not learning, are greatly dependent on the kinds of incentives that prevail in the classroom. ... This book explores ways that teachers can modify classroom incentive systems, including grading methods, to encourage positive reasons for learning. The changes discussed can be implemented by individual teachers in their own classrooms, and over 25 specific activities are included that can be adapted and used for that purpose. /// This is the 5th book in American Psychological Association (APA)'s Division 15 "Psychology in the Classroom" series for elementary, middle, and high school teachers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved) Overcoming Student Failure......Page 1 1 - Understanding the Negative Effects of the Ability Game......Page 14 2 - Changing the Rules: Activities to Promote Positive Reasons for Learning......Page 50 3 - I Overcoming Obstacles to Change......Page 107 Revisiting Ms. Jackson’s Classroom......Page 116 Offers advice for teachers on motivating students and disciplining without damaging self-esteem Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, k, p, e, i, s, t