Www Motivation Mining

These practical, easy-to-use books provide insights into examining web resources for their motivational potential--the potential to engage students in the learning process. The motivational assessment tools may be used in several ways: - As a teaching tool to help your students learn valuable information literacy skills - As a decision support tool for deciding which websites are appropriate for teaching your objectives - As a research tool for conducting practical research comparing the motivational effectiveness of various sites - As a design tool for creating a website that attract visitors and motivate them to remain in the website Small and Arnone provide ideas, lesson plans, and examples for offering in-service workshops to practitioners, as well as lesson plans and related materials for student instruction. Overhead transparency masters and handouts are included. What web resources will you use in your instruction? Be sure to examine their motivational potential first!

Dedication

i

Acknowledgements

ii

Author Biographies

iii

Foreword

x

Preface

xi

Purpose & Intended Audience

xi

Organization of This Book

xi

PART I: MOTIVATION MINING FOR INFORMATION LITERACY

1

(28)

Evaluation As A Critical Information Skill

MineMap

3

(1)

Introduction

4

(1)

Objectives

4

(1)

Information Literacy

4

(1)

Evaluation as an Information Skill

5

(1)

Evaluating Information Resources

6

(1)

Web Sites as Information Resources in Education

6

(1)

Web Resources for Teaching and Learning

7

(2)

Evaluating Web Resources

9

(2)

Coming Up

11

(1)

Endnotes

11

(2)

Highlights of Chapter One

13

(1)

Minestorming

14

(1)

Motivation Mining and the World Wide Web

MineMap

15

(1)

Introduction

16

(1)

Objectives

16

(1)

Motivation and Learning

16

(1)

E-V Theory in the Classroom

17

(1)

E-V Theory in Electronic Environments

18

(1)

Motivation Mining: What Is It, and Why Is It Important?

19

(1)

Teacher Judgments of Content Validity

19

(1)

Students' Perceptions of Motivational Quality

20

(1)

A Web Site's Motivational Attributes: The Pivotal Factor

21

(3)

Web Sites That Have What It Takes

24

(1)

Putting It All Together

25

(1)

Coming Up

26

(1)

Endnotes

26

(1)

Highlights of Chapter Two

27

(1)

Minestorming

28

(1)

PART II: MINING TOOLS FOR MOTIVATIONAL ASSESSMENT

29

(50)

Using a Motivational Assessment Tool to Evaluate Web Resources

Mine Map

31

(1)

Introduction

32

(1)

Objectives

32

(1)

Existing Web Evaluation Instruments

32

(2)

The Website Motivational Analysis Checklist

34

(1)

WebMAC Senior

35

(1)

Other WebMAC Instruments

35

(2)

Development and Testing

37

(1)

Three Ways To Use Web Site Motivational Assessment

38

(3)

A Teaching Tool

38

(1)

A Lesson-Planning Tool

39

(1)

A Research and Design Tool

39

(2)

Coming Up

41

(1)

Endnotes

41

(1)

Highlights of Chapter Three

41

(1)

Minestorming

42

(1)

Administering the Instrument

MineMap

43

(1)

Introduction

44

(1)

Objectives

44

(1)

Why Evaluation?

44

(1)

Defining Common Terms

44

(1)

Providing an Overview

45

(1)

Interacting with the Web Site

45

(1)

Giving Students Directions

46

(1)

You As the Model

46

(1)

Ours Is Not the Only Way

46

(2)

Coming Up

48

(1)

Highlights of Chapter Four

48

(1)

Minestorming

49

(2)

WebMAC Senior

MineMap

51

(1)

Introduction

52

(1)

Objectives

52

(1)

Using WebMAC Senior with High School Students

52

(1)

WebMAC Motivational Analysis Checklist: WebMAC Senior (4.0)

53

(3)

Coming Up

56

(1)

Highlights of Chapter Five

56

(1)

Minestorming

57

(2)

Scoring the Instrument

MineMap

59

(1)

Introduction

60

(1)

Objectives

60

(1)

Scoring WebMAC Senior

60

(1)

Transforming Scores

61

(1)

Plotting the Scores

62

(1)

Rating the Web Site (Individual)

63

(1)

Class Tally

64

(1)

Rating the Web Site (Class)

65

(1)

Coming Up

66

(1)

Highlights of Chapter Six

66

(1)

Minestorming

67

(2)

Interpreting Results

MineMap

69

(1)

Introduction

70

(1)

Objectives

70

(1)

Interpreting Scores for the Four Attributes

70

(1)

Pinpointing Trouble Spots

71

(1)

Explaining the Significance of the V and XS Scores

72

(1)

Interpreting Your Overall Motivational Quality Rating

72

(2)

Awesome Web Sites

74

(2)

Coming Up

76

(1)

Highlights of Chapter Seven

76

(1)

Minestorming

77

(2)

PART III: PANNING FOR WEB GOLD: MAKING MOTIVATION MINING WORK FOR YOU

79

(34)

A Treasure Trove of Ideas From Educators

MineMap

81

(1)

Introduction

82

(1)

Objectives

82

(1)

Gems and Nuggets from the ``MasterMines''

82

(11)

Coming Up

93

(1)

Endnotes

93

(1)

Highlights of Chapter Eight

93

(1)

Minestorming

94

(1)

Other Great Ideas for Using WebMAC Senior

MineMap

95

(1)

Introduction

96

(1)

Objectives

96

(1)

More Gems and Nuggets from the ``MasterMines''

96

(1)

WebMAC Senior for Lesson-Planning

96

(3)

WebMAC Senior for Research and Design

99

(6)

Coming Up

105

(1)

Endnotes

105

(1)

Highlights of Chapter Nine

105

(1)

Minestorming

106

(1)

Motivation Mining into the Future

MineMap

107

(1)

Introduction

108

(1)

Objectives

108

(1)

Information Skills for the 21st Century

108

(1)

Final Thoughts

109

(1)

Coming Up

110

(1)

Endnotes

110

(1)

Highlights of Chapter Ten

110

(1)

Minestorming

111

(2)

PART IV: SHARING THE WEALTH

113

(53)

A Workshop for Educators

MineMap

115

(1)

Introduction

116

(1)

Objectives

116

(1)

Materials

116

(1)

Workshop Outline

116

(2)

Overhead Transparency Masters

118

(19)

Handouts

137

(5)

Coming Up

142

(1)

Highlights of Chapter Eleven

142

(1)

Minestorming

143

(2)

Teaching Students to Use WebMAC Senior

MineMap

145

(1)

Introduction

146

(1)

Objectives

146

(1)

Materials

146

(1)

Outline for Integrating Overheads

146

(2)

Overhead Transparency Masters

148

(14)

The ``Awsome Website'' Award (AWArd)

162

(1)

Highlights of Chapter Twelve

163

(1)

Minestorming

164

(2)

Bibliography

166

(1)

Appendices

167

(20)

Appendix A: Lesson Plans

169

(4)

Appendix B: WebMAC Middle Instrument, Scoring Sheets, Class Tally, & Plotting Grids

173

(10)

Appendix C: Content Validity Checklist

183

(4)

Index

187

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