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Our default model

passive
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WHAT EXACTLY IS THE CONTENT?

WHEN WE DESIGN OUR CLASSES,
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EFFORT>INNATE ABILITY

Emphasize that students’ actions, not their intelligence, will determine their success
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encountering failure

we respond in one way or another...
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stress & "tunneling"

first-year stress complex and compounding
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(why) is this our job?

  • emotion and learning both happen in the brain
  • fear, anxiety and learned helplessness reduce learning
  • if we want to help students learn we have no choice
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strategies for us (and them)

low-cost, high-benefit interventions
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clarity in expectations

  • specific learning objectives
  • clear grading policy & syllabus
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message the growth mindset

improve resilience, effort and motivation
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test early and often

early feedback helps students adjust- plus it's a more efficient way to learn
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Metacognition

talk about it during one class period- right after first exam
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  • give points for completion
  • self-analysis of test, identification of helpful and non-helpful strategies
  • identification of helpful and non-helpful strategies
  • opportunity to adjust
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share your story

you matter for a good deal (1/3)  student motivation

Solina Lindahl

http://www.calpoly.edu