ENHANCING ORIGIN PERCEPTIONS
THE FOUR MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS WHICH WILL HELP ENABLE A PERSON TO
BEHAVE IN A MORE ORIGIN-LIKE FASHION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- 1. CHILDREN MUST BE HELPED TO DETERMINE REALISTIC GOALS FOR
THEMSELVES.
- 2. CHILDREN MUST BE HELPED TO KNOW THEIR OWN STRENGTHS AND
WEAKNESSES.
- 3. CHILDREN MUST BE HELPED TO DETERMINE CONCRETE ACTIONS
WHICH THEY CAN TAKE NOW (IMMEDIATELY) TO REACH THEIR GOALS.
- 4. CHILDREN MUST BE HELPED TO CONSIDER HOW THEY CAN TILL
WHETHER THEY ARE APPROACHING THEIR GOAL (FEED-FOREWARD).
THAT IS, WHETHER THEIR ACTION IS ACHIEVING THE DESIRED
EFFECT.
From: Richard deCharms, Enhancing Motivation: Change in the
Classroom. New York: Irvington Press, 1976. Distributed by
Halstead Press.