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Analyzing Jillian's Story for Goals and Goal Orientation
The "Jillian's Story" video that you viewed this week took you on the journey of a college student who persisted through a number of obstacles to achieve her goals. Review the notes you took while viewing the video and analyze Jillian's story in terms of the types of goals Jillian set for herself, and her primary goal orientation. Analyze the attributions Jillian made when she experienced setbacks and the affective, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes that resulted.
Next, bring to mind a story of your own that involved goals and goal orientation. How does your story compare with Jillian's?
What implications do goal orientation theories have for educators in today's schools and workplaces?
Post a summary of your comparative analysis, referencing this week's resources to support your ideas. Then, identify two implications of goal orientation related to the educational setting where you work or may work in the future.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings. As you read their responses, note those to which you would like to respond with advice, questions, comments, and/or encouragement.
Resources to Use:
Learning Resources
This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of the assigned resources for this week. To view this week's media resources, please use the streaming media player below.
Required Readings
Course Text: Motivation in Education: Theory, Research and Applications
Chapter 5, "Goals and Goal Orientations"
Document: Evaluation Worksheet
Media:
Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (2011). Motivation and learning: Jillian's story [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 16 minutes.
This program follows a college student's journey of self-discovery. As you view, take notes on the various ways in which Jillian's behaviors and decisions reflect the information presented in Chapter 5 on goals and goal orientations. You will conduct an analysis of Jillian's story for this week's Discussion.
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With these Learning Resources in mind, please proceed to the Content Review.
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