Promoting student academic engagement and motivation
Jan Stewart
Manager, Student Learning Support Service
Keynote from ANZSSA conference December 2011
Prof Andrew Martin -Uni of Sydney.
Psych and educational researcher in achievement motivation.
“ strong get stronger and weak get weaker “
Applies particularly to literacy & academic education
Basis of Martin’s research
Cumulated data from Year 12 /13 students in Australian schools
Cross referencing a number of variables for gender /age /etc
Applied to university and college level as well
Developing strategies and tools to help analyse and measure motivation and engagement
Personal potential network
Relationships
Motivation and engagement [students energy thoughts and behaviours that show drive to learn, and work effectively ]
Academic buoyancy [ability to deal with setbacks and pressures]
Adaptability
Personal bests
Motivation and engagement
Martin’s – Motivation & Engagement wheel
Add the 5 Cs …..
“Coordination”
“Composure”
Five “Cs” –target the wheel!
Confidence –increasing self belief
Co-ordination – strategies for getting better
Commitment – improving persistence
Composure – strategies to manage anxiety (link to control )
Control – increasing control by effort /strategy/ attitude
Your view ?....
Motivation and engagement wheel – how does it apply in your area?
What do we do already around the 5 Cs is there more we can do?........
Some strategies…..
Increasing control in areas you can control – effort /strategy/attitude
Adaptability – adjusting thinking /behaviour and emotions at critical junctions such as transition to uni /new course or whatever
Personal bests- your own journey cf with athlete
Final analogy ….
Relationship between singer, the song and the singing
Connective instruction –critical components
Singer – interpersonal rel of student to teacher
Song –Substantive rel of student and message
Singing –relationship of student and teaching
Your views ….
Any thoughts here that might enhance the VUW student experience?
Any other comments ?....
