Motivating Reluctant Learners

Most, if not all, teachers have students in their classes who are unmotivated to participate in learning, or students whose motivation is less than optimal. Preparing ‘bells and whistles’ activities to engage your students is time consuming and any motivational benefits are often short-lived.

However, simple changes to everyday classroom routines can make a substantial impact on your students’ motivational states, resulting in increased persistence, engagement and resilience.

Discover the science behind motivation and learn evidence-based strategies that will help you to meet your students’ motivational needs. As a bonus, you will also learn how to motivate yourself to achieve your own personal and professional goals!

Course Content

Lesson One: Introduction to Motivation
This introductory lesson provides both a definition of motivation and introduces some common misconceptions, laying the foundations for a deeper exploration of motivation in the following lessons.

Lesson Two: Key Theories of Motivation
This lesson looks at five key areas of research in motivation:

  • Expectancy, value and cost
  • Self-determination Theory/Autonomy and Control
  • Theories of Intelligence
  • Self-Efficacy
  • Goals

Lesson Three: Sources of Motivation
Lesson Three looks at sources of motivation. In particular, students’ beliefs, goals, skills, feedback, attributions, and expectations.

Lesson Four: Review
This review lesson acts as a bridge between the previous lessons’ theoretical learning and the following lesson’s focus on applying theoretical knowledge in real life teaching contexts.

Lesson Five: Strategies for the Classroom
Lesson Five suggests practical approaches to improving students’ motivation through each of the six sources of motivation.

Lesson Six: Resources
This lesson consists of information sheets, video, articles, weblinks and suggested further reading which teachers can use to further their own understanding of motivation.

Course Information

Certified for 6 hours of professional learning

Available now on demand. This course is self paced and access does not expire

Recognised by VIT, TRBSA, TRBWA,  TRBNT, QCT and TRBT as addressing APST 1.1, 2.1, 2.5, 3.1, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2

Suitable for: classroom teachers P-12, teacher aides/learning support, casual teachers, specialist teachers, school leaders, tertiary and adult educators and pre-service teachers

Cost:

Teacher: $179

Casual teachers: $69

Group or whole school <50 teachers:  $1890

Group or whole school >50 teachers:  $2590

Teacher Feedback

I thought the course was in itself motivational…I liked the clearly set out motivational help sheets and discussions…I know that I will continue to encourage and challenge those that think they can’t; that they can’t yet, and we all learn through challenges. (J.H. 26/10/2022)

The information was clearly laid out, in language that was easy to process. No acronyms! It clearly defined links between the concepts and the reflection questions made it easy to relate to my teaching practice. (T.L. 31/12/2022)
The explanations were great. It is easy to apply into the classroom and also to individuals. The information was varied yet concise. (T.R. 28/11/2022)
Clear and small amounts of information which is easy to retain. Review and reflect questions were very useful to help with implementing new ways of approach. (P.B. 13/11/2022)

It refreshed my understanding of these concepts and gave me tools to use. It also was helpful to see where I have fallen into bad habits myself. (R.S. 3/11/2022)

The information was clear and set out well. This course has helped me to understand what resources I can use in my classroom to motivate two particular students in my classroom to engage in their learning through adapting some of the suggestions. (P.J.D. 2/10/2022)

I liked the layout of the lessons – easy to read and absorb. Confirmation of what I knew about motivation to learn, as well as aspects I wasn’t aware of. (S.C. 28/9/2022)

I liked the simplicity of presentation and adherence to the topic of motivation. I liked the broad range of information that was presented about student motivation. This will allow me to implement a range of strategies in the classroom to improve the motivation of all students. (A.E. 25/9/2022)

The course gave me a better understanding of the ways I can improve on my subtle, non verbal forms of communication with students. It provided clear ways that I can improve in my ability to be a more supportive teacher…and gave me a better understanding on how I can get my students to be more intrinsically motivated. (L.S. 10/9/2022)

I enjoyed that the course was displayed in a progression and built upon my prior knowledge. I was able to understand the content because it was provided in small lessons where i was able to come back to at my own pace. I particularly enjoyed the resources and strategies that are research based. They are simple but effective strategies that i am able to implement into my own teaching. (R.L. 17/8/2022)

Information was easy to understand and the supporting links/ readings/ resources made it more interesting. The course was set out well and easy to navigate. (N.O. 8/7/2022)

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