Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition in Learning

MOTIVATION, COGNITION AND
METACOGNITION IN LEARNING
STUDY GUIDE/WORKBOOK

CONTENTS
QUIZ 1.............................................................................................................................13
QUIZ 2 ............................................................................................................................22
QUIZ 3 ............................................................................................................................29
QUIZ 4 ............................................................................................................................36

TOPIC 1: INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
 Text Reading: Bruning et al. (2010) Chapter 1: Introduction
Read Chapter 1 of your text Bruning et al. (2010). Consider the overview of cognitive psychology and
whether you agree with the themes listed in this chapter
1. Write a paragraph about one part of your learning that might be affected by your participation in
EDUC8731.
2. What questions about your learning or your students’ learning would you like to see answered?

TOPIC 2: SELF-BELIEFS
 Text Reading: Bruning et al. (2010); Chapter 6: Beliefs about self
1. Draw a diagram showing your own interpretation of Bandura’s model of Reciprocal determinisim.
2. Explain your model in words.

3. What is an example of an instance where you have vicariously learned to do something?
a. Describe the learning process that you went through in this instance.
4. What do you have high self-efficacy for?
a. What evidence do you have for this assessment of your self-efficacy?

5. What do you have low self-efficacy for?
a. What evidence do you have for this assessment of your self-efficacy?
6. Describe how a modeling process has been involved in either a teaching or learning activity that
you have undertaken.
a. In what ways did this help you or someone else to learn?

7. What are the main principles of self-regulated learning theory?
8. What are the main principles of an attributional theory of motivation?
9. In what ways can a topic such as EDUC8731 support student autonomy?