You Are in Your First Year of Teaching Fourth Grade

question 205

Multiple Choice

You are in your first year of teaching fourth grade.There is quite a bit of remodeling going on at your school, which creates a fair amount of noise.You are amazed at how well your students are able to pay attention to what you are saying.You remember your developmental course and recall that children in middle childhood are more capable of focusing their attention because they are able to __________.

• A)disregard what is irrelevant
• B)get distracted easier
• C)be more critical processing information
• D)process information at the subliminal level

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Definitions:

Expectancy Theory

A motivation theory suggesting that individuals are more likely to engage in behaviors if they believe that the effort will lead to a favorable outcome.

Skills

are the abilities and expertise acquired through practice and education, allowing effective action in various tasks.

P-to-O Expectancies

The belief in the probability that particular efforts will lead to desired outcomes, often related to work motivation and performance.

Employee Motivation

The extent of passion, engagement, and inventive effort that a company's employees put into their tasks.