Building classroom success : eliminating academic fear and failure / Andrew Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Andy, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Effective teaching.

Academic achievement.

Classroom management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Continuum, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores achievement motivation in the classroom, focusing on success, fear, and failure among students. It provides insights into how teachers can foster academic fitness and success through strategies that build self-esteem, courage, and constructive attitudes toward failure. The book emphasizes the importance of addressing both clinical conditions and motivational dynamics to help students thrive academically. It offers practical approaches to diminish the 'Matthew Effect,' where achievement gaps grow between students, and aims to empower educators to create environments conducive to sustained achievement. The intended audience includes educators, school administrators, and those interested in educational psychology. Generated by AI.

Contents:

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...

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

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

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

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

Factors that shape avoidance and fear of success

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-4411-2979-0

OCLC:

940437927