Building Classroom Success : Eliminating Academic Fear and Failure
Andrew. Martin
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | London : : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (242 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Dedication; Part 1: Achievement Evolution in the Classroom; Chapter 1: Achievement in the twenty-first century; Academic fitness and academic survival; The challenges ahead; A closer look at 'achievement evolution'; Today's success is tomorrow's success; Students inherit their own success and failure; In what ways can students succeed?; POSITIVE THOUGHTS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY INCREASING...; Self-belief; Valuing school; Learning focus; POSITIVE BEHAVIOURS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY INCREASING.... - Factors that shape avoidance and fear of success. - Fear of failure or poor performance and failure avoidanceConclusion; Chapter 5: Self-handicapping; Types of self-handicapping; Procrastination; Choosing to perform under less than ideal conditions; The use of alcohol and other drugs to self-handicap; Letting themselves get rundown; 'Claytons' self-handicapping; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Defensive pessimism and defensive optimism; Defensive pessimism; Defensive optimism; Consequences of defensive optimism; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Disengagement and helplessness; Sliding down the fear and failure slope; Forms of disengagement and helplessness. - Long-term yields of success seekingHow do students come to be success seekers?; The barriers to success seeking; Conclusion; Part 3: Fear and Failure in the Classroom; Chapter 3: Fear, failure and self-esteem; Classroom audit; The fear and failure process; Students' responses to their fear of failure; The varieties of failure-oriented behaviours; Summary of failure-oriented strategies; Chapter 4: Self-esteem protection; What is self-esteem and why is it important?; What determines students' self-esteem and why?; A closer look at how academic achievement determines students' worth and value. - PersistencePlanning; Task management; NEGATIVE THOUGHTS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY REDUCING...; Uncertain control; Anxiety; Failure avoidance; NEGATIVE BEHAVIOURS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY REDUCING...; Self-handicapping; Disengagement; In what ways can students 'fail'?; Conclusion; Part 2: Success in the Classroom; Chapter 2: Success seekers; Forward-looking; Pursuit of challenge; School/life balance; School as a journey, not a race; Quiet confidence and personal excellence; Achieving to please themselves, not others; Stars in their own right; Broader yields of success seeking. - Problem cycles leading to disengagement and helplessnessPoor fit between student and teacher, class, or school; Mental health, bullying and social isolation; Consequences of disengagement; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Overstriving and perfectionism; Ways to recognize an overstriver; Success is possible without overstriving; Causes of oversaving; Consequences of overstriving; Perfectionism; Success seeking; Conclusion; Chapter 9: Fear of success and success avoidance; Standing out from the crowd; Incurring disapproval; Pressure to do well next time; The Impostor Syndrome
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| ISBN | 9781847065605
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