Student EngagementStudent Engagement

TodayToday

MotivationMotivation

Concept mapsConcept maps

MotivationMotivation

Willingness to apply effort to a taskWillingness to apply effort to a task

Willingness to persistWillingness to persist

ARCS ModelARCS Model

AttentionAttention

RelevanceRelevance

ConfidenceConfidence

SatisfactionSatisfaction

AttentionAttention

Use novelty to gain interestUse novelty to gain interest

Arouse student curiosityArouse student curiosity

Incorporate varied activitiesIncorporate varied activities

RelevanceRelevance

Present goals Present goals

Allow student choice in Allow student choice in

specific topic or activityspecific topic or activity

Relate content to familiar Relate content to familiar

experiences or prior learningexperiences or prior learning

ConfidenceConfidence

Inform students of criteria and Inform students of criteria and

provide models of exemplary workprovide models of exemplary work

Provide multiple opportunities for Provide multiple opportunities for

successsuccess

Attribute success to internal factors Attribute success to internal factors

(hard work, for example)(hard work, for example)

SatisfactionSatisfaction

Encourage intrinsic reinforcementEncourage intrinsic reinforcement

Provide extrinsic rewardsProvide extrinsic rewards

Offer feedback based on criteriaOffer feedback based on criteria

Concept MapsConcept Maps

Graphical representations of schema Graphical representations of schema

structuresstructures

Concepts (nodes) linked with RelationshipsConcepts (nodes) linked with Relationships

ExamplesExamples http://schools.portnet.k12.ny.us/~kids/teachers/Inshttp://schools.portnet.k12.ny.us/~kids/teachers/Ins

piration/examples.htmpiration/examples.htm http://telstar.ote.cmu.edu/environ/m2/s5/index.shthttp://telstar.ote.cmu.edu/environ/m2/s5/index.sht

mlml http://lasi.lynchburg.edu/McKenzie_w/public/Examhttp://lasi.lynchburg.edu/McKenzie_w/public/Exam

ples.htmples.htm

Making a Concept MapMaking a Concept Map

Identify main topicIdentify main topic

Generate key conceptsGenerate key concepts

Organize conceptsOrganize concepts

Determine relationships among Determine relationships among

conceptsconcepts

Remember…Remember…

Start small and provide a template Start small and provide a template

for students, at firstfor students, at first

There are many right answers (good There are many right answers (good

maps), but there are also wrong ones!maps), but there are also wrong ones!

The links are as important as The links are as important as

(or more important than) the nodes(or more important than) the nodes