But – like altruism – it is difficult to corroborate. Send your colleagues an email asking what they do to motivate their students. How can we make assessment a motivating and a, Motivating students has consistently been a concern of educators. In this way. You have entered an incorrect email address! Introduction An indispensable part of the teaching learning process is assessment. Identify what motivates your employees. Times where I haven’t been motivated…well, you don’t need me to finish that sentence. What makes one person tic may not necessarily work for the next. Self-assessments. DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd, 100% found this document useful (5 votes), 100% found this document useful, Mark this document as useful, 0% found this document not useful, Mark this document as not useful, Save Assessment Strategies That Can Increase Motivation For Later, An indispensable part of the teaching learning proc, ess is assessment. Try implementing assessments that can yield immediate results. Establish rewards for progress toward your goals. Stay up to date on For most educators that’s about 5 minutes of their lesson. Assessment is at the service of learning, thus the phrase assessment for learning. In addition, I will also be providing strategies for the four remaining areas I deemed to be areas of struggle, which are phonics, spelling, vocabulary and fluency. This serves as my main purpose for assessment. that affect their learning task they need to work on and the strategies that can help them. Motivation Is A Muscle: The 7 Best Ways To Substantially Increase Your Productivity Jennifer Cohen Former Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. However, the literature on student motivation, indicates that teachers can have an extraordinary impact on their students drive to achieve and succeed, in their classes. Explain the strategies companies use to try to retain employees. Here are six strategies to help drive engagement and inspire your employees. Never fail a student who tries, and never give the highest grades to one who doesn’t. A Seattle native, Derek’s credentials include a bachelors and masters in Physical Education from Western Washington University and Central Washington University, respectively. Motivation can come from some unlikely places, but it can also come from very likely ones. My experience: I post rubrics all over my classroom. Most importantly, we have to justify being in this profession was the right choice by showing evidence that student learning has taken place. It triggers a release of dopamine, which will elevate your heart rate and significantly increase motivation. for meeting the learning targets we have set. See what Derek is doing on Twitter: @PhysEdDerek. PROVIDE your students with rubrics for every assessment! Learning Objective. Whether externally or internally driven, students wish to test their knowledge and their learning; they want to see how they are developing and progressing. If you currently have motivational strategies around assessment, what ideas have led to your success in the classroom? Students cannot be motivated until they see the teacher make the effort to incorporate helpful strategies for their learning. Job rotation: As noted in the above model, it’s not particularly motivating to do the exa… Give effective and objective feedback. I could keep going. Be sure they are realistic and achievable. Frankly, I’ve realized it starts with me, the educator. My experience: When assessing manipulative skills in Physical Education, I give my students the choice of different equipment they can use during performance. Now…take 15-30 seconds and think of all the feelings a student has when they hear the word “assessment?”  What words come to mind?