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Training Peer Tutors to Work with Unmotivated Students

Training Peer Tutors to Work with Unmotivated Students. Jasmine Case, Holly Hassemer, Patti See University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. What the Research Says.

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Training Peer Tutors to Work with Unmotivated Students

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  1. Training Peer Tutors to Work with Unmotivated Students Jasmine Case, Holly Hassemer, Patti See University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

  2. What the Research Says • Students leave a university for a variety of reasons: academic difficulty, adjustment problems, uncertain goals, lack of commitment, inadequate finances, lack of student involvement, and poor fit to the institution (Tinto, 2001). • Motivation is probably the most important factor that educators can target in order to improve learning (Olson, 1997).

  3. Individuals who are motivated intrinsically tend to develop high regard for learning course information without the use of external rewards or reinforcement. (Lei, 2010) • Students who are motivated externally are at a greater risk of performing lower academically than intrinsically motivated students. Nontraditional students report higher levels of intrinsic motivation than traditional students. (Dean and Dagostino, 2007; Daniels, 2010; Bye, Pushkar, and Conway, 2007; Afzal, et al., 2010)

  4. Tutor training programS

  5. Specialized Tutoring: ELL Tutors • Motivation is defined as the extent one strives to acquire the language because of their desire to do so and the satisfaction derived from it. (Gardner, 1985) • The learner’s enthusiasm, commitment and persistence are the key determinant of their success or failure in learning the target language. (Dornyei, 2002)

  6. Considerations for Training ELL Tutors • English as a Second Language (ESL) vs English as a Foreign Language (EFL) • Role of the tutor and motivation to seek help/support from a peer • “Selling” skills to the student—focusing on higher-order concerns rather than the lower-order concerns • Picking “battles”—an accent is okay!

  7. Specialized Tutoring: Reading and Study Strategies Tutors Self-Determination Theory of Motivation (Ryan and Deci) used as a framework for self-assessing motivation.

  8. Sample Training Activity:Finding Your Motivation

  9. External Motivation • Reinforcement in the Classroom (Dangerous Minds) • Rewards in the Classroom (Dangerous Minds)

  10. Internal Motivation • “Learning is the Prize”

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