Educate to Self-Regulate

In episode 10 of the podcast, hosts Dr. Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey continue discussing failure (from Ep. 9) and specifically look at a fundamental process for explaining failure.

Could failure actually make us better learners long term?
Do you want to understand the nuances of interpreting failure and success?
Do you want to help learners manage failure better?
Do you want to develop knowledge to inform more impactful feedback conversations?
 
If the answer is YES to any of these questions, then start listening!

All the above and more in less than 20 minutes!

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Show References:

Sandra Graham & April Z. Taylor (2022) The power of asking why?:
Attribution retraining programs for the classroom teacher, Theory Into Practice, 61:1, 5-22, https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2021.1932160

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In episode 9 of the podcast, hosts Dr. Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey discuss failure and whether it is a word that should be used in relation to learning.
Shy makes a shocking admission regarding his time as an undergraduate at university, and together the hosts present the idea that failure does not always have to be entirely negative for learners in school.

Could failure actually make us better learners long term?
Do you want to understand the nuances of interpreting failure and success?
Do you want to help learners manage failure better?
Do you want to develop knowledge to inform more impactful feedback conversations?
 
If the answer is YES to any of these questions, then start listening!

All the above and more in less than 20 minutes!
And, if you enjoy this episode, stay tuned for Part 2, coming soon….

Remember to subscribe to Educate to Self-Regulate to receive updates on future episodes. Join the @edtoselfreg community as we share our personal and professional experiences, insights, and actionable tips for boosting self-regulated learning for yourself and your students.

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In Episode 8 of the podcast, host Dr Shyam Barr interviews co-host Rory McCaughey to learn more about a recent unit he has been teaching at school. 'Facing the Challenge' was designed by Rory and his team to help students develop a greater awareness and understanding of what happens in the brain when they learn. The unit also involved explicit teaching of strategies to use when facing challenges. If you want to learn more about how strategies to regulate motivation can be introduced to learners in the classroom, this episode is for you!  
                                                                              
All the above and more in less than 20 minutes! :)

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A common focus in schools is to foster students' intrinsic motivation for learning, but is this a realistic ambition?

In Episode 7, Dr Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey consider the differences between intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and amotivation. They explore why extrinsic motivation might be perceived as a 'dirty word' and whether intrinsic motivation is realistic drawing on Ryan et al's (2021) taxonomy of motivation.

All the above and more in less than 20 minutes! :)

References:

Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2006). Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 25, 54-67. https://doi.org/10.1006/ceps.1999.1020

Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2021). Building a science of motivated persons: Self-determination theory’s empirical approach to human experience and the regulation of behavior. Motivation Science, 7(2), 97–110. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000194

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Many learners lack knowledge or awareness of the different motivational beliefs that are influencing their  approach to learning. In Episode 6, Rory McCaughey and Dr Shyam Barr explore the idea of "belief mining", the notion of identifying a learner's deeply held motivational beliefs and making them explicit for greater action. 

"Without  awareness of those motivational beliefs and their influence on learning. We can't really do anything about them."

All the above and more in less than 20 minutes! :)

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Student motivation is complex and many teachers infer levels of motivation through observation, but what other strategies/approaches can a teacher use to better understand the drivers of behaviour? In this episode, Dr Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey have a conversation with Brendan Lee, Assistant Principal/Teacher (NSW Department of Education) about how to identify student motivation and the importance of connections in fostering a culture of high motivation.

All the above and more in less than 20 minutes! :)

References:

Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2021). Building a science of motivated persons: Self-determination theory’s empirical approach to human experience and the regulation of behavior. Motivation Science, 7(2), 97–110. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000194

To read more about Brendan's ABCD(E) model of motivation, click here.

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Rory McCaughey and Dr Shyam Barr explore the concept of goal-setting, with the main focus being on how schools, leaders and teachers can supports students in effective goal-setting. In this episode, uncover performance and mastery goals, the importance of a goal setting conferences and the different goals that exist at different points in a learning process.

All the above and more in less than 20 minutes! :)

References:

Growth goal setting – what works best in practice (NSW Department of Education)

Zimmerman, B. J., & Kitsantas, A. (1999). Acquiring writing revision skill: Shifting from process to outcome self-regulatory goals. Journal of Educational Psychology, 91(2), 241–250. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.91.2.241

Other links:

Twitter/Instagram @edtoselfreg
Dr Shyam Barr @shyambarr
Rory McCaughey @MrMac85 or @learner_centered_tutor

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In this episode, Dr Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey explore the concept of self-efficacy. You may have heard of the term self-efficacy being thrown around in schools, but do you truly understand what it is? More importantly, there are strategies that can be used to improve one's self-efficacy and such strategies can be taught to students.

All the above and more in less than 20 minutes! :)

References:

Patricio-Gamboa, R., AlanyaBeltrán, J., Acuña-Condori, S., Poma-Santivañez, Y. (2021). Perceived Self-Efficacy Geared Towards Education: Systematic Review. Espirales. Revista Multidisciplinaria de investigación científica, 5(37), 32-45

Honicke, T., & Broadbent, J. (2016) The influence of academic self-efficacy on academic performance: A systematic review. Educational Research Review, 17, 63-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2015.11.002 (PDF available online) Note. This article was focussed on university students.

Other links:

Twitter/Instagram @edtoselfreg
Dr Shyam Barr @shyambarr
Rory McCaughey @MrMac85 or @learner_centered_tutor

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Dr Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey begin to unpack the big question for the first season - How do we motivate students for learning?

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Meet cohosts Rory McCaughey and Dr Shyam Barr, and hear about their background in learning, teaching and leadership. Both Rory and Shyam have a deep (and developing) knowledge of different aspects of Cognitive Psychology and have explored numerous applications in different educational contexts.

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