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Praise, Motivation, and the Child.

Anyone who spends time with children knows that praise works. It is a powerful motivator - praising children for good behaviour or good work builds self- esteem and self-confidence. Children love to collect stickers, certificates and rewards - so what better way is there to shape behaviour, encourag...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robins, Gill
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 What's wrong with these pictures?; Three contrasting classrooms; Jane's classroom; Marcus's classroom; Sue's classroom; Behaviourist and constructivist paradigms; Points for reflection; 2 The emergence of educational theory; Early educational philosophers; John Amos Comenius (1592-1670); John Locke (1632-1704); Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778); Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827); Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852); Points for reflection; 3 Behaviourism
  • the perspective.
  • A review of behaviourist theoryIvan Pavlov (1849-1936); John B. Watson (1878-1958); Edward Lee Thorndike (1874-1949); B.F. Skinner (1904-1990); An evaluation of behaviourist theory; Points for reflection; 4 Behaviourism contextualised
  • translating theory into practice; The behaviourist paradigm evidenced in national policy; The Steer Report; Charlie Taylor's behaviour checklists; The behaviourist paradigm evidenced in school policy; The behaviourist paradigm evidenced in classroom practice; The behaviourist paradigm evidenced in research literature; The behaviourist paradigm evaluated.
  • Points for reflection5 Constructivism
  • the perspective; A review of constructivist theory; John Dewey (1859-1952); Jean Piaget (1896-1980); Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934); Carl Rogers (1902-1987); Jerome Bruner (b. 1915); An evaluation of constructivist theory; Points for reflection; 6 Constructivism contextualised
  • translating theory into practice; The constructivist paradigm evidenced in national policy; The constructivist paradigm evidenced in school policy; The constructivist paradigm evidenced in classroom practice; The constructivist paradigm evidenced in research literature.
  • The constructivist paradigm evaluatedPoints for reflection; 7 Praise, motivation and positive psychology; The development of self and the role of praise in motivation; Harry Harlow (1905-1981); Edward Deci and Richard Ryan; Abraham Maslow (1908-1970); A.S. Neill (1883-1973); Carol Dweck (b. 1946); Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (b. 1934); Daniel Pink (b. 1964); Points for reflection; 8 Praise
  • help or harm?; Seligman and learned helplessness; Schunk and attribution theory; Dweck and self-theory; Deci and Ryan and a continuum of motivation; Fryer and financial rewards.
  • KIPP schools, Duckworth and the Grit ScaleKohn and the purpose of praise; Dopamine and the brain's reward centre; Cheating; Does praise help or harm?; Points for reflection; 9 Praise
  • what do young children think?; Praise and age-related self-perception; Praise Posters and public praise; Points for reflection; 10 Praise
  • discerning intention and defining value; Reward hierarchies; Contingent praise; Students' perceptions of the reasons for praise; Effort; Concentration; Encouragement; Building confidence; Feedback; Challenge; Learning behaviour; Motivation; Self-evaluation; Self-esteem.