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Motivation in the classroom 
This rubric will be used to assess strategies used to motivate student learning.
Rubric Code: JAWWW4
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Subject: (General)  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Powered by iRubric Motivation & guidance
motivation and guidance in the classroom
  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Positive Relationships

Student-Teacher relationships promote success

Poor

Teacher does not recognize the importance of forming positive relationships with students to motivate students.
Fair

Teacher is warm, caring, and responsive most of the time. Teacher dialogue with students does not negatively impact students.
Good

Teacher is warm, caring, and responsive with the students. Teacher dialogue validates students' responses and scaffolds responses to ensure success.
Positive Relationships

Peer relationships promote participation

Poor

There is no effort made to promote the students' sense of classroom community. Opportunity to collaborate with peers is not evident.
Fair

Some effort is made to provide opportunities to collaborate with peers is evident. Student guidelines for group work are not established.
Good

Teacher regularly encourages opportunities to collaborate with peers to motivate student learning. Guidelines for group work (everyone's voice is heard, students are respectful of divergent opinions) are evident.
Motivation to Achieve

Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivators

Poor

Teacher relys on external rewards and punishments in order to get students to participate in activities or to complete assignments.
Fair

High and attainable goals are presented to the students through the use of challenging yet realistic problems and tasks. Teacher still places emphasis on punishment and rewards.
Good

Teacher promotes high, yet attainable goals for their students. Challenging, thought-provoking problems and tasks are presented to the students with teacher support and modeling.
Teacher Presentation

Structures promote motivation

Poor

Teacher uses lecture as the primary teaching tool.
Fair

Teacher uses lecture, group work, and class discussion as teaching tools.
Good

Teacher uses dynamic methods including class discussion, group work, and multi-media tools. Class periods are broken up to include two or more strategies.
Clarity of lesson

Lesson objectives promote student success

Poor

Students are unsure of the lesson's objectives.
Fair

Lesson objectives are posted or told to students.
Good

Lesson objectives are posted, explained, and reflected upon.
Student Choice

Student choice to promote motivation

Poor

Learning is teacher-directed. Choice is not evident.
Fair

Some choice is evident, but may be superficial.
Good

Student choice is used to motivate student learning.



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