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ERIC Number: EJ745977
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 9
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 24
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1096-2506
Mastery Motivation: A Framework for Considering the "How" of Infant and Toddler Learning
Keilty, Bonnie; Freund, Maxine
Young Exceptional Children, v8 n1 p2-10 2004
Mastery motivation is an internal drive to master a skill, behavior, outcome, or goal. It has been called persistence, "stick-to-it-iveness" (McCall, 1995), goal-directedness, determination, and tenacity. Mastery motivation is expected to foster development as the child is motivated to learn something new. Parents and other caregivers play an important role in promoting mastery motivation. In this article, the authors discuss how interventionists promote mastery motivation among children. The authors also describe the components that are involved in promoting mastery motivation and provide specific intervention recommendations. These components include: (1) Moderately challenging goals; (2) Goal-direction; (3) Persistence; (4) Attention; (5) Imitation; (6) Initiation; (7) Choice Making; (8) Use of multiple strategies; (9) Enjoyment of trying; and (10) Enjoyment of partial success. (Contains 1 table.)
Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children. 27 Fort Missoula Road, Suite 2, Missoula, MT 59804. Tel: 406-543-0872; Fax: 406-543-0887; e-mail: dec@dec-sped.org; Web site: http://www.dec-sped.org/publications.html.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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