Educational Psychology

In chapter 12 Woolfolk went over all of the important concepts of motivation when it pertains to education. There were many areas that caught my interest and I am going to go over them. The first concept that I found important was on page 460. Learned helplessness was included in my test that I constructed and I feel that it is something important. Woolfolk describes learned helplessness as " when people believe that the outcomes in their lives our out of their control". Learned helplessness can lead to some horrible affective problems. Students can become depressed and face cognitive deficits when they lose hope. Learned helplessness is something that can be avoided and it is something that should never be overlooked in an educational setting. Students who obtain learned helplessness may have been told that they cannot do something. It is important to never tell a student that they are unable to achieve anything. I believe that when I coach or teach I will make it a number o...

After creating the bubbl for Woolfolk chapter 9 I was able to really get in depth with the main ideas of chapter 9. I tried the best I could to get as engaged into chapter 10 and 11 as well. This blog post will cover the main takeaways I had from chapter 9, 10, and 11 from the Woolfolk text. Chapter 9 had many great ideas including: metacognition, learning strategies, problem solving, and creativity. I want to focus mainly on creativity because  it is often overlooked in an educational setting. Creativity is defined as the ability to produce original work that is purposeful, useful, and appropriate (Woolfolk, p. 350). A good way to recognize creativity in students is whether or not they are expressing high energy, humor, playfulness, and attraction to complex things (Woolfolk, p. 351). Creativity can impact a student's social, psychological, physical, and all-around life. A student can expand their mind and express their identity which contributes to who they are when they are cr...