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Objectives:
2. Affective Concepts
a. Attitude = favorable or unfavorable feeling towards something
b. Beliefs = informational or factual bases for attitudes (specific)
c. Values = moral or ethical issues of right or wrong (broader)
d. Interest = someone’s willingness to respond
e. Opinion = individuals outlook or conclusion; may have no factual basis
5. Motivation
a. Central element of affective and cognitive instruction (Brophy, 1988)
b. Intrinsic: personal satisfaction
c. Extrinsic: for rewards or to avoid punishment
d. Learning is much more meaningful if intrinsically motivated
i. Engage student interest in the subject
ii. Gradually increase difficulty to insure success
iii. Use reward/punishment sparingly