Perspective of Classrooms As Learning Communities

• What are the two major aspects of classroom life?
• What is the most important factor related to the individual aspect of classroom life? Why?
• What is the main feature of a classroom learning community?

Theoretical and Empirical Support

• Contrast reinforcement, needs, and cognitive and social learning theories of motivation.
• What are the differences between extrinsic and extrinsic motivation?
• Contrast the classroom properties defined by Doyle with the classroom processes described by the Schmucks.
• How can classroom task-and-reward structures vary?
• Contrast the sociocultural perspective of learning communities with more traditional views.

Strategies for Motivating Students and Building Productive Learning Communities

• Contrast the major strategies for accomplishing motivation and a productive learning community.
• Why should teachers focus on controllable factors when attempting to heighten student motivation?
• When and how should extrinsic motivation be used? What cautions should be used?
• What is meant by flow? Why are flow experiences often missing in formal education?
• How does a teacher's role as facilitator evolve through each stage of the classroom group's development?