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Many Principles of Motivation Can Be Summed Up with the Mnemonic

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Many principles of motivation can be summed up with the mnemonic "TARGETS": task, autonomy, recognition, grouping, evaluation, time, and social support. In seven paragraphs, describe seven strategies-one each related to each of the seven TARGETS variables-you might use to motivate students in a classroom. Illustrate each strategy with a specific, concrete example of what you might do.


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Survey Method

A research technique that involves gathering data from a population or a representative part of a population, through questionnaires or interviews.

Quickly

Done with speed or in a short amount of time.

Psychosexual Development

A Freudian theory describing how personality develops in stages (oral, anal, phallic, latent, and genital) through the resolution of conflicts centered on erogenous zones.

Sigmund Freud

A founding figure in psychoanalysis known for his theories on the unconscious mind, the development of sexuality, and the Oedipus complex.

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