Essay Items

  160.Describe each of the types of goals, provide an example of each, and explain how they can affect learner motivation.

    161.Describe the characteristics of effective goals, and provide an example of each of the characteristics.

The Influence of Interest and Emotion on Motivation to Learn

    162. In motivation theory, “A person’s ongoing affinity, attraction, or liking for a domain, subject area, topic, or activity” is best described as:

a.self-efficacy

b.self-determination

c.personal interest

d.situational interest

    163. In motivation theory, “A person’s current enjoyment, pleasure, or satisfaction generated by the immediate context” is best described as:

a.self-actualization.

b.self- efficacy.

c.personal interest.

d.situational interest.

    164.Which of the following is one of the suggestions that your text provides that can be used to increase student interest?

a.Provide real-world tasks.

b.Provide easily accomplished tasks.

c.Provide abstract, complicated tasks.

d.Provide tasks with no correct answer.

    165.Of the following, which is the most important for developing personal interest in a topic?

a.Reinforcement for studying the topic

b.A peer who models interest in the topic

c.A well-developed level of prior knowledge

d.High self-esteem