What are effective strategies for teaching students with low motivation?

When they are unmotivated, it can be almost impossible for them to see value in the content being taught. I find real-world scenarios that demonstrate how the content will be useful FOR THEM is usually the best way to move forward. By providing examples we can make the learning more meaningful and engaging. The key is to know your students well and tailor the scenarios to their interests, needs, and backgrounds. For example, when I was teaching early childhood maths, I used a scenario that involved a 4 year old who loved sport, explaining how a student's love of AFL could support the child's understanding of maths by chatting about scores. This way you show students that the content is not abstract or irrelevant, but useful and applicable.

Interest is such an important motivator, and can really only be gauged by getting to know your students as individuals. Don't forget to use the most valuable resource you have - parental input. When you have a child with little to know motivation, who shrugs when you ask what their interests are and doesn't know what to say, ask the people they live with what they enjoy outside of the classroom. If they spend hours every night on Minecraft, or they play football every waking minute, work it into the lesson plan somehow. Neurodivergent children have interest based nervous systems and are most at risk of missing out on education that doesn't interest them, so make sure you're asking them about and including their interests whenever you can.

Da hätte ich einleitend ein weiteres wichtiges Unterrichtprinzip, dass ich gern anwende, beizutragen: Kinder müssen in deinem Unterricht sehen können, dass es GUT ist, Fehler zu machen, dass es völlig grundlegend ist und dass wir nur dadurch lernen können. Sie müssen sehen wie du Fehler machst, gegenseitig Fehler als Denkanstoß nehmen und selber Fehler machen. Das Lernen als ein lebenslanger Prozess. Wir alle sind fehlbar. Wie gehst du mit Fehlern um? Siehst du sie selbst als Lernanstoss und bist dankbar dafür? Schaffst du eine positive Fehlerkultur in deinem Klassenraum?

One of the key benefits of setting goals is the clarity it brings to a student's learning. Clearly defined goals help students understand why they are being taught the content and helps place the learning into reality. Beyond simple skills educators should include goals that promote holistic development. Encouraging goals related to communication skills, teamwork, and emotional intelligence ensures that students are well-prepared for challenges beyond the classroom. A balanced approach to goal-setting contributes to the cultivation of well-rounded individuals and keeps them engaged.

Das geht für mich mit Lernkompetenzen einher. Ich finde für die intrinsische Motivation ist die Kompetenz verschiedene Lernwege zu kennen eine wichtige Voraussetzung. Lehre deine Schüler welche Sinneskanäle sie besitzen und mit welchen sie individuell am besten Lernen. Lernorganisation kann Motivation schaffen.

In my experience of teaching students with low motivation I am most effective when the classroom is extended into the hallway, cafeteria, and extracurricular. The apathetic students will build relationships with the teachers, adults, and then show up to class. Its magic! Play hacky sack with kids in the hall, setup a chess board in the cafe, attend extra curricular events. Learn about the kids.

Yes, totally agree. Strategies: 1 listen to students. It take time to build relationship with students. They will open their hearts to tell you a lot....Learners and teachers are inter changable. 2 respond to their strength but observe their weakness to help them make improve themselves. Each human soul matters as they are the future master of our world.. We need to guide them towards their goal, individual goal ib life. 3 celebrate with them for their success. A small improvement or grow needs to be acknowledged. Their growth depends on us teachers to guide or lead them to a better place.

Creating a positive environment means that the students need to hear you talking about them, not just to them, when you give praise. There is always something you can praise a child for to a caregiver or another member of staff in their hearing, even if it's just that they (eventually) managed to self regulate after an epic meltdown! I find keeping a list of who I've praised recently helps me ensure that no one gets missed out. I work my way through the register, aiming for three students each day. In a class of 30, I can say something positive about a student in their hearing every two weeks. I hope this helps off set anything negative they have spoken over them during their time in school.

Ich habe mich im Studium viel mit Projektarbeit und dem freien Lernen beschäftigt. Am wirklichen Gegenstand zu ARBEITEN und auf ein reales Ergebnis / Projekt hin, das motiviert intrinsisch! Gestaffelt nach Alter kann diese Form des Lernens JEDERZEIT angeregt werden. Vom freien Spiel zum freien Lernen. Wie frei und selbständig dürfen deine Schüler Material holen, Lernorte auswählen und arbeiten? Dürfen sie "ARBEITEN" (vgl. Montessori) und dürfen sie individuelle Resultate erzielen? Heißt du Kreativität :D willkommen?

Working in teams can be more challenging for some children than others. Make sure you foster social mobility by changing up the groups that your students are working in regularly. Some teams may need more support or scaffolded conversation starters than others, so remember to have differentiated resources to hand. I like worksheets with sentence starter prompts for aiding discussion in groups where conversation might not flow easily. I also will ask for more ideas than there are group members to start with (e.g. five ideas from a group of three) and say that everyone should contribute one. Then they can vote on which they want to do. This helps structure the planning in a way that involves everybody, rather than one or two taking over.