A mastery-focused classroom is proposed to promote students’ motivation to learn to a greater degree compared to a performance-focused classroom. Discuss this postulation with a key focus on the teacher, instruction, and learning climate in a class of Secondary Four students who will be sitting their N-level examination in nine months’ time. Your writing should be in written based on the context of Singapore Education System and environment.
General advice:• You are asked to examine the qualities of the teacher, instruction and the classroom climate to explain how they can promote students’ motivation in a mastery-focused classroom.A mastery-focused classroom is proposed to promote students’ motivation to learn to a greater degree compared to a performance-focused classroom. Discuss this postulation with a key focus on the teacher, instruction, and learning climate in a class of Secondary Four students who will be sitting their N-level examination in nine months’ time. Your writing should be in written based on the context of Singapore Education System and environment.
General advice:• You are asked to examine the qualities of the teacher, instruction and the classroom climate to explain how they can promote students’ motivation in a mastery-focused classroom.
• The discussion should be made in specific relation to a class of Secondary Four students who will be sitting their N-level examination in nine months’ time. (Please find out more about the context or background of N-level Secondary Four Students studying in Singapore)
• First of all, a mastery-focused classroom places emphasis on effort, continuous improvement and understanding whereas a performance-focused classroom places more stress on high grades, public displays of ability and performance compared to others (Eggen&Kauchak, 2014). Specific qualities of the teacher, instruction and learning climate such as, personal teaching efficacy, personalisation, and task comprehension can respectively impact students’ motivation to learn in the classroom (Eggen&Kauchak, 2014).
• Your answer should begin with an introduction that will outline what materials you will cover and what your basic argument will be.
• You will also need to demonstrate the skill of being concise to fit the material into the word limit of 1000 for the discussion of theories.
• When planning and writing your essay, remember that argument and critical evaluation will attract more marks than a descriptive essay.
• The discussion should be made in specific relation to a class of Secondary Four students who will be sitting their N-level examination in nine months’ time. (Please find out more about the context or background of N-level Secondary Four Students studying in Singapore)
• First of all, a mastery-focused classroom places emphasis on effort, continuous improvement and understanding whereas a performance-focused classroom places more stress on high grades, public displays of ability and performance compared to others (Eggen&Kauchak, 2014). Specific qualities of the teacher, instruction and learning climate such as, personal teaching efficacy, personalisation, and task comprehension can respectively impact students’ motivation to learn in the classroom (Eggen&Kauchak, 2014).
• Your answer should begin with an introduction that will outline what materials you will cover and what your basic argument will be.
• You will also need to demonstrate the skill of being concise to fit the material into the word limit of 1000 for the discussion of theories.
• When planning and writing your essay, remember that argument and critical evaluation will attract more marks than a descriptive essay.