Motivating People

 

Write down your thoughts in response to the following: what motivated or inspired when I was a learner was….  what inhibited or demotivated me as a learner was… Share in pairs

Key issues: motivating factors

• Enthusiastic teacher, good clinician
• A good laugh
• Made to feel welcome; treated with respect
• Learning seen as relevant, pitched at the right level
• Structure evidence of planning and effort
• Being actively involved
• Rewards: being equipped for exams and/or real world of practice; positive feedback
• Expectations, eg having to prepare something

The learning environment

• Establishing a conducive learning environment is crucial
• Don’t underestimate the affective dimensions of learning

What are attitudes?

• “A settled opinion, or way of thinking” Concise Oxford Dictionary
• Attitudes are constructs – we can only infer them from a person’s behaviour
• They are attributes of personality, but are complex and dynamic

Beliefs/attitudes/behaviour

Influences on attitudes include….

• Desire to please
• Political correctness
• Peer group pressure
• Ambivalence, uncertainty
• Lack of self-awareness or insight
• Psychological stressors

The hidden curriculum

In any learning situation there are 3 curricula in action:

the intended curriculum the delivered curriculum the learnt curriculum

Role models

• Many studies have looked at attributes of positive role models > consistent findings.
• An important factor in shaping values, beliefs attitudes and ethics.
• Also a strong influence on career choice.

Exploring attitudes when dealing with problems

Use of SOAP system:

• Subjective: what’s the feeling
• Objective: what’s the evidence
• Assessment
• Plan