The daddy of teaching expertise papers

🎓Describing the behavior and documenting the accomplishments of expert teachers by David Berliner

researchgate.net/publication/23…

It includes of of my favourite research stories... [brief thread]

In 1988 Berliner asked a bunch of expert teachers to teach a short lesson to an unfamiliar group of pupils.

Despite performing well, one teacher walked out, another ended up in tears, and all were unhappy they participated!

💡Lesson:

Expert teaching entails specific knowledge about the pupils being taught: what they know, what motivates them etc.

When you remove this, you inhibit superior performance.

And piss expert teachers right off.

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10 Dec 20

Seminal papers on Motivation for Learning #10

🎓 When Choice Matters and When It Does Not by Katz & Assor (2006)

researchgate.net/publication/22…

Big idea:

Empirical findings around 'choice in classroom classroom' are equivocal and confusing. Katz & Assor review a range of evidence (through the lens of SDT) to identify when providing choice may be beneficial and when it may not.

Power quote:

"The present article has attempted to demonstrate that merely offering choice is not in itself motivating. In fact, in some cases it can even reduce motivation."

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6 Dec 20

Seminal papers on Motivation for Learning #8

🎓 Evolving Concepts of Emotion and Motivation by Kent Berridge (2018)

frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… (🔓)

Big idea:

Berridge reviews the different ways that psychologists and neuroscientists have conceptualised motivation over the years.

He digs particularly deep into the distinction between the effects of 'wanting' vs 'liking'.

Power quote:

"Humans don’t necessarily require physical reward cues – vivid imagery about the reward may be enough to trigger [wanting]... Imagination lets humans manufacture our own vivid mental temptation-provoking cues."

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3 Dec 20

Seminal papers on Motivation for Learning #7

🎓 Behavioral Economics of Education by Lavecchia et al (2014)

nber.org/system/files/w…

Big idea:

Lavecchia et al identify 4 decision-making barriers that can prevent some pupils from taking full advantage of educational opportunities.

They then review the recent and growing efforts to mitigate these barriers, from both a policy and empirical perspective.

Power quote:

"Children spend most - if not all - of their school years with less interest in the future than their future adult selves. The timing is unfortunate, given the many important long-term investments that can occur during this period."

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29 Nov 20

Seminal papers on Motivation for Learning #6

🎓 Mere Belonging: The Power of Social Connections by Walton et al (2012)

pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7d68/1f08ca9b6…

Big idea:

Walton et al conduct 4 experiments to explore the influence of belonging on motivation. The experiments are conducted between people who are unfamiliar with each other and they test subsequent changes in a private setting.

Power quote:

"When people’s sense of social connectedness is threatened, their ability to self-regulate suffers; for instance their IQ performance drops. Feeling lonely predicts early death as much as major health risk behaviors like smoking."

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