Exit Slip (Oct 19) - Inquiry Project Idea

In the first week of classes I expressed interest in inquiring about memorization in learning, the importance of confidence in learning and motivation in learning. Since then I have lost an interest in motivation in learning as I feel it is so complex and varies from student to student. It is difficult to encourage motivation just in the classroom, many of the ways students build motivation also comes from their own family values and home situation, so I as a teacher candidate do not feel confidence I can motivate all my students, but I do feel that confidence in the classroom plays a big role in that process of motivation, so instead I would rather focus on how confidence in learning plays a role in a student's ability to progress and be resilient. Although I am interested in how memorization plays a part in learning and how valuable it may be for building a foundation, or how inefficient it could be at developing learning for a student, I have always had a strong attachment to the idea of building student confidence. I have seen first hand how important confidence is in student motivation and engagement. I would like to explore if there is any correlation between confidence and academic achievement in a student's education and how it affects motivation.

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  1. Unknown26 October 2017 at 09:39

    I have recently taken an increased interest in flipped class learning and its correlation to educational achievement and understanding.

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