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How Learning Contracts Motivate Students
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Greenwood, Scott C.; McCabe, Patrick P. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2008
In this article, the authors discuss how learning contracts can motivate students. "A learning contract is simply a written agreement between teacher and learner in which the learner undertakes to complete mutually agreed upon tasks in a specified amount of time on his or her own initiative" (Greenwood, 2003, p.1). Contracts are designed to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Student Participation, Teaching Methods
Using Learning Contracts to Enhance Students' Self-Efficacy for Reading and Writing
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McCabe, Patrick P.; Greenwood, Scott C. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2005
This article explains how a learning contract helps Mr. Watson, a sixth grade middle school teacher find solutions to his problems regarding his student, Samantha's lack of motivation and self-confidence. A learning contract is a written agreement between teacher and learner in which the learner undertakes to complete mutually agreed upon tasks in…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Self Efficacy, Performance Contracts, Student Motivation
Convincing Students They Can Learn to Read: Crafting Self-Efficacy Prompts
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McCabe, Patrick P. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2006
The self-defeating behavior of some students can often make even the most persistent of teachers to feel discouraged. The purpose of this article is to explain and provide a research-based rationale for the use of teacher verbal feedback prompts that convince students of their ability to succeed on a task. He discusses how to understand the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Learning Theories, Metacognition, Social Cognition