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Student Motivation Reflection
Shania M Baltan Quesada
Educational Psychology 2002-57751
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To begin with, fourth grade is the grade level I have chosen for my student
learning profile. Reasoning for selecting fourth grade was because I felt like the age
range (9-10) was perfect for me, and Fourth grade in my opinion is key year in
elementary. It is the year when students become “big kids,” with all that entails—greater
physical and intellectual capabilities, but also more academics and more homework.
Fourth grade is packed with great content,fun and fascinating subjects like fractions,
meteorology and the American Revolution,and it’s a foundational year for key concepts
that will carry elementary students into middle school. To add on, I selected Clark
Elementary as the school to teach fourth grade. Fourth-grade science curriculum
depends on each school district but Hillsborough country, 4th graders study electricity,
geology, such as earthquakes and erosion, and the systems of the human body.I actually
went to Clark just for grades 1-3, and I had the best experience. Clark elementary is very
diverse all around, from teachers to students. The minority rate is at 72%, dividing
between Asain (26%) , White (28%),Hispanic (21%), Black (18%) all others were not
specified. Additionally, the genders divide from females at 47% , males at 53%.
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When a student enters fourth grade, they will learn to use research tools to write
reports. They will become pros at addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills
and start to learn simple geometry. They will also read and create their own charts,
graphs, and tables. Normally,, fourth grade science students will start to understand the
complexity of the systems in nature. And it being year 4 of elementary, they tend to
focus on everything from ancient civilizations to modern economic principles in social
studies. For the experience aspect, I believe fourth graders become quite social, and
break out their shell slowly, interacting with other classmates and group projects. A few
academic expectations for fourth grade in Hillsborough County, FL are Florida Standards
Assessments: The Florida Standards Assessments, which measure student success with
the Florida Standards, include assessments in English Language Arts (grades 3-10),
Mathematics (grades 3-8), and End-of-Course (EOC) assessments for Algebra 1 and
Geometry.
A few studying skills I would like my future fourth grade to obtain by the
end of the school year is defiantly Organizing homework assignments, assign a two
specific subjects for homework, so they do not get overwhelmed and can take their time
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to learn each subject,Conduct a weekly summary of each lesson, Preparing for the day
ahead,provide ENDLESS SUPPORT AND POSITIVE TEACHING!
Concrete operational stage is the third stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive
development. Which connects to fourth graders the most. This stage enters around the
age seven to eleven years of age, and is characterized by the development of organized
and rational thinking. I believe students can achieve to begin thinking on their own,
understanding real life problem solving, and interacting with others in a social setting
without relying ont their parents to speak for them. In addition, Extrinsic Motivation
would be a good motivation strategy for a typical fourth grader, because they still are
children, and children are normally motivated by a reward, or some type of positive
ending that benefits them.
In conclusion, I have gained so much knowledge based off this little bit of
research I did on fourth grade in hillsborough county. From learning about all the state
expectations, (Which is crazy compared to different states) and ways to motivate your
elementary student inspires me so hurry and graduate so I can put all of these to use!
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