MrChen Is Beginning His Second Year of Teaching Sixth Grade

question 17

Essay

Mr.Chen is beginning his second year of teaching sixth grade in a low-income area.He has always been driven by goals and is trying to help his students learn to set and achieve goals,but his students didn't respond well to his performance goal orientation last year.Mr.Chen recently revisited his educational psychology text from college and read the chapter about motivation.Now he wants to change the goal orientation for his teaching and help his students work toward mastery goals.What should he do to achieve this goal?

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Principal

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Agent

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