Value of Activities for SEHS Classroom:
These activities provide SEHS students with a comprehensive understanding of motivation theories and their impact on sports performance. By engaging with practical tasks and reflective exercises, students will explore how different motivational factors influence behavior, effort, and success, helping them develop strategies to enhance motivation in both personal and team contexts.
List of Activities and Summations:
- Exploring Achievement Motivation:
Investigates how personality and situational factors interact to drive motivation in sports.
- The Role of Rewards in Motivation:
Explores how different types of rewards (e.g. verbal praise, tangible rewards) influence intrinsic motivation and performance.
- Self-Determination Theory and Motivation Continuum:
Examines the continuum of motivation from amotivation to autonomous motivation using self-determination theory.
- Motivational Climate and Performance:
Analyzes the impact of mastery versus ego climates on performance, enjoyment, and long-term athlete development.
- Understanding Goal Orientation Theory:
Explores task and ego orientations and their effects on motivation and performance in sports.