Reinforcing+Effort+and+Providing+Recognition


 * Reinforcing effort ** is an activity that is extremely important in motivating students and is related to attitudes and beliefs rather than cognitive skills. The role that student effort plays in enhancing achievement is significant, and teachers must help students make that connection. When students are taught about and experience the relationship between effort and achievement, they are much more likely to be successful. "The harder you try, the more successful you are" is what the act of reinforcing effort should communicate to students.

Big Huge Labs is a website that can be used for reinforcing effort and providing recognition. Learn more about Big Huge Labs here.
 * Application **

The example below is a trading card about Robert Ballard. Information about his life was gathered from achievement.org. The Academy of Achievement provides interviews and insights from many successful people.




 * Providing recognition ** is extremely important in motivating students. Along with Reinforcing Effort, these two instructional strategies are different from the others, because they are both related to attitudes and beliefs of students instead of cognitive skills. Providing recognition for achievement works best when students are working toward an identified level of performance, beyond simply completing a task. It is important to make the recognition as personal to students as possible.


 * Application **

Big Huge Labs is a website that can be used for providing recognition. The motivational signs are just one little component of it. There are many ways of using this site to encourage, reward and motivate students.