Talk:Cognition and Instruction/Self-Determination Theory and Beliefs About Self

When we first decided upon our topic, our plan was to talk about the Self -Determination Theory and Beliefs about Self. However after doing some research we realized that motivation played a crucial role in both of those topics of it; this caused us to shift our chapter focus to the two major topics of Motivation and Beliefs about Self, though we have not yet changed the chapter title. Our chapter starts off by outlining the three basic well known theories of needs and motivation. After that, we go more in depth by first explaining expectations, which includes the expectations we have towards ourselves ( internal), and the expectations forced upon us (external). This then further relates to intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and how they get effected when expectations are either internal/external. The next part leads to the Vroom's Expectancy theory, which offers an explanation as to why people choose to do things based on the perceived outcome. In turn, we also state the different basic criticisms that are claimed against the theory. The next part our chapter goes into detail on the topic of Beliefs about Self. In this section we tie in together the concepts of motivation and how they influence the Beliefs of One's Self. The first section explains the Self Efficacy and Self - Concept. After that, we go into detail on ways to improve Self Efficacy/ Self - Concept and the effects that mental health can play towards these two concepts. The next section of our chapter is based on the Self - Perception theory. Here we explain that one's personality is based upon how one looks at their own behavior and that this can truly affect how one looks at them self ( Belief About Self). The next section is the Self- Determination theory. This theory looks at the correlation between one's personality and motivation, and whether or not motivation is caused internally or externally. Our final section of our book is going to be tying in the knowledge we've learned about Motivation and Beliefs About Self in our chapter, and looking at it in an educational perspective. Here we will introduce implications that are currently found within the school system and ways to improve them; as well as looking at different ways to promote more knowledge about these topics in the classroom and curriculum.

Need for Cognition
NfC could be a great topic for this chapter. As with the other motivational factors, it would be best to move quickly to instructional research and application. --Nesbit (discuss • contribs) 01:40, 7 October 2015 (UTC)