Learning About Learning
Perspective movies
About motivation - Alan McLean
The focus of this perspective movie is motivation. Alan McLean explores some common perceptions about intelligence and contrasts the different perspectives that can be held by teachers and learners.
The three As of motivation - Alan McLean
The focus of this perspective movie is motivation. Alan McLean outlines a basic framework for motivation in schools - affiliation, agency and autonomy.
Motivating learners - Ian Smith
The focus of this perspective movie is motivation. Ian Smith examines the importance of children's self-belief when setting goals and engaging with learning activities.Motivational drivers - Alan McLean
The focus of this perspective movie is motivation. Alan McLean outlines four main drivers of motivation - engagement, structure, relevance and feedback.
Positive mindsets - David Perkins
The focus of this perspective movie is the importance of developing positive mindsets amongst learners. David Perkins explores the impact of limited mindsets on educational achievement and contrasts this with fostering growth mindsets that can increase personal capability.
Motivation is the new discipline - Alan McLean
The focus of this perspective movie is motivation. Alan McLean reviews our changing understanding of motivation and reviews some typical motivational cycles within classrooms.
Fixed and growth mindsets - Carol Craig
The focus of this perspective movie is mindsets. Carol Craig contrasts the different effects of fixed and growth mindsets and reviews the research of Carol Dweck. The underlying message is that young people who choose growth mindsets become more effective learners and achieve more, both at school and in the wider world.
Learned optimism - Carol Craig
The focus of this perspective movie is optimism and pessimism. Carol Craig contrasts the different effects of optimistic and pessimistic thinking on the learning of young people and on their subsequent achievements at school and the wider world. The underlying message is that people can learn to be optimistic.