Motivating Reluctant Learners: Practical Strategies for Raising Attainment

183 Pages·2012·13.12 MB·English

by  Roger Norgate, Jacqueline Batchelor, John Burrell, Kate Hancock

Motivating Reluctant
Learners:
Practical Strategies for Raising Attainment
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Motivating Reluctant
Learners:
Practical Strategies for Raising Attainment
Roger Norgate
Jacqueline Batchelor
John Burrell
Kate Hancock
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First published 2012 by Speechmark Publishing Ltd.
Published 2017 by Routledge
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Contents
Acknowledgements 4
Overview 7
Section One: Rationale, Relevance and Theory 11
Introduction 13
Attribution Theory 14
So What Difference does this Make? 15
Does Attribution Theory Really Apply to the Children I Teach? 18
The Theory Applies Both to Success and Failure 19
Ignore the Words and Focus on the Meaning That Lies Behind Them 20
The Meaning of Effort 21
What do we Mean When we Talk About Ability? 21
Achievement Goals 22
How Can we Change Pupil Attributions? 23
Section Two: The Programme and Planning to Run it 25
What are the Main Objectives of the Programme? 27
What are the Key Elements of the Programme? 27
Who is the Programme for? 29
What is the Structure of the Programme? 29
Why Hold a Pre- and Post-Programme Interview with Each Pupil? 29
Why the Emphasis on Talking Well to Others? 30
How do I Select the Participating Pupils? 30
Who Should Lead the Programme? 31
What do I Need to do Before Running the Programme? 31
How Should I Involve Parents in the Programme? 31
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Section Three: Training for Programme Leaders 33
Introduction to the Programme 35
PowerPoint Presentation 35
Individual Session Plans 54
Section Four: Training Programme for Pupils: Reach for the Stars 55
Introduction 56
Session Plans 56
Pre- and Post-Programme Interviews 57
Overview of Session Contents 57
Reach for the Stars: The Programme of Sessions 61
References 153
Appendices 155
Appendix A: Other Attribution Dimensions 157
Appendix B: Further Developments 159
Appendix C: Notes on Accompanying CD-ROM/ DVD 161
Appendix D: Exemplar Pupil Handbook 163
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Use of the CD-ROM
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Note: For ease of reading, the terms child and children have generally been used throughout
these materials to refer both to children and young people. Similarly the term pupil has
been used to encompass both pupils and students. The materials apply equally to boys and
girls and for simplicity we have alternated the terms he or she and himself or herself in the
sections in which they occur.

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Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Hampshire County Council who sponsored the development of this
work through money from Area Based Grants, and to Hampshire Educational Psychology
for making these materials, developed within the service, available for this publication. Our
thanks also extend to all the schools which gave us video opportunities or participated
in the early phase of this project and helped us to achieve a better understanding of how
ideas relating to attribution theory might be applied to support children:
Lisa Henderson St Lawrence CoE Primary School
Tracey Pemberton Trosnant Junior School
Liz Austin Trosnant Junior School
Karen Smy St Lawrence CoE Primary School
Angela Jones Peel Common Junior School
Jackie Gamble Peel Common Junior School
Jacky Clark Denmead Junior School
Mandy Hall Denmead Junior School
Beverley Porrett Woodcot Primary School
Gillian Knapp Woodcot Primary School
Christine Rattray Rowner Junior School
Jackie Lunt Rowner Junior School
David Lowndes Cams Hill School
Clare Martinelli Cams Hill School
Jane Baskerville Cams Hill School
Paul Barber Cams Hill School
Caroline Butcher Purbrook Park School
Anne Swulinska Perins School
Sally Stickland Perins School
Colin Harris Perins School
Chris Vinall Bay House School
Clare Coates Bay House School
Margaret Boyne The Henry Cort Community College
Sue Laney The Henry Cort Community College
Elizabeth Gadd Wickham CoE Primary School
Sarah Sanders Fordingbridge Junior School
Nicola Graham Fordingbridge Junior School
Rob King John Hanson Community School
George Nelson John Hanson Community School
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