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Assignment 1
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Karin Gertze 45064423

Table of Contents

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Introduction_____________________________________________3

Question 1 Learner motivation_______________________________________3 Communication__________________________________________4 Interpersonal relations between learners and the educator_________5 The maintenance of discipline______________________________6 My classroom discipline policy_____________________________7

Question 2______________________________________________8

Bibliography____________________________________________9

Introduction

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My main focus will be on the elements that contribute to effective classroom management and include learner motivation, communication between learners and educators, interpersonal relations between learners and educators and how to ensure discipline in the classroom.

Question 1
Learner motivation Motivation means being able to focus on a task, starting the task and completing it successfully. There are two types of motivation. The first type, extrinsic motivation, refers to being motivated by a specific and desirable outcome or tangible reward. The second, intrinsic motivation, refers to the inner desire to accomplish a task regardless of whether it brings immediate reward [Study Guide. 2006:36]. Most school systems mostly mainly on extrinsic motivation. However intrinsic motivation has shown to be more effecting and lasting. Although extrinsic motivation is also important most activities (in the classroom and in the world) are automatically structured to promote this type of motivation. What we strive to create is intrinsic motivation, the personal satisfaction of performing and completing tasks well. Intrinsic motivation is grounded in the learner’s belief in their own personal competence and the belief that they have control over the