Module 2: Learners’ Motivation

Lesson 2: Teaching Approaches and School’s Initiatives to Motivate Students

Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe teacher’s approaches to motivate learners; and
2. List some school programs for the students to be motivated.
Time Frame:

Introduction:
Hello Students,
Welcome to Lesson 2. In here you are going to look at the efforts and initiatives done by
the teachers and the school to keep the students eager and engaged in their own learning. You
will be observing and interviewing teachers as well as school administrators about how they
organize the school and curriculum to motivate learners. You will be guided with questions and
tools in this activity.
Enjoy!

Objectives:
I must be able to observe and describe teacher’s approaches that motivate learners. I
will also interview teachers and administrators about the activities and programs they initiate to
motivate the students.
ACTIVITY:

Observation Guide
A. Observe a class. Focus your attention on the teacher’s approaches to
motivate the students. Describe those approaches on the diagram bellow.

Approach 1

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Approach 2
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Approach 3
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 Observation Guide
B. Interview teachers and school administrators. Ask about the school
programs and activities they conduct to motivate their students. Identify
those approaches on the diagram bellow.

School Programs and Activities

(List anywhere on this sheet)

ANALYSIS:
Based on the gathered information, try to classify the intiatives based on the following
classifications. Fill in the table below
 Teaching-Learning Student-Intervention Teacher Support and
Approaches Activityies/Programs Enhancement Programs

1. How do students respond to the teacher’s teaching-learning approaches?

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2. What make the teacher’s teaching-learning approaches effective in motivating learners? What
make it ineffective?
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3. Are the school’s intervention activities or programs address the needs of unmotivated learners?
How?
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4. How does the school support and equip teachers in helping students to be motivated?
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5. How can you use the theories of Behaviorism to help teachers and school administrators
motivate learners?
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ABSTRACTION:

Linking Theory to Practice

Here’s a quick review quiz to see how much you have learned about Behaviorism theories. The
questions are designed to get you thinking about how the theory applies to your classroom
1. Which key concept of Behaviorism can help Teacher Lolit manage her class and help
them to be more engaged in the lesson?
a. Stimulus-Response
b. Operant Conditioning
c. Nomothetic
d. Reductionism
2. In Operant Conditioning which of the following method is advised in reducing and
eliminating unwanted behaviors like talking during lectures?
a. Praising students who are well behaved
b. Punishing the students
c. Praising the students who were talking
d. Giving the floor to the students to share their ideas
3. Teacher Nestor is a school administrator, he would like to initiate an activity to motivate
students to participate flag ceremonies. Which of the following activities should Teacher
Nestor consider?
a. Giving reward to sections who comes first at their area for the flag ceremony
b. Asking late students to clean the area after the flag ceremony
c. Rewarding/praising sections with complete attendance regularly
d. Reprimanding section advisers who fail to compel their students to attend
4. Which of the following is a Neutral Operant when a student submitted a project before
the deadline?
a. Teacher giving less score to those students who submitted late
b. Teacher giving extra credit to the student who just submitted the output
c. Teacher being happy on what the student did
d. None of the above
5. Which of the following should Teacher Mildred use to lessen the unwanted behavior like
being late in class?
a. Reinforcement
b. Negative reinforcement
c. Punishment
d. Stimulus
APPLICATION:

AS A FUTURE
TEACHER
Make an intervention plan to help
learners get motivated to learn.
Describe how you are going to
implement your intervention plan.

You are halfway to finish Module 2. Get ready for the next Task!