Due Dates:
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Points: 100
Overview:
This unit addresses four main theories as they apply to motivation: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs,
Behavioral Learning Theory, Attribution Theory, and Expectancy Theory. For this assignment, you
are tasked with creating your own unique visual representation that depicts a comparison of these
four theories.
By the Friday deadline, share your work with the class in the Unit 4 Assignment Forum. By the
Sunday deadline, review your classmates’ work and provide at least one reply.
Instructions:
You can choose how you would like to create your visual representation of these four (4) theories –
perhaps by making a simple graph or chart in a Word document, creating a PowerPoint slide, or using
an infographic. Whichever way you decide to create it, your visual representation must include the
following:
• Key Concepts: Identify and briefly describe the key concepts of each theory.
• Application to Classroom: Provide two (2) brief examples of how each theory might be
applied intentionally in a classroom setting [a total of eight (8) examples in all].
o (Example: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs – Provide breakfast to all students at the
beginning of day to ensure that Physiological Needs (first tier of hierarchy) are met for
students to prepare for optimal learning).
Requirements:
• Provide at least one (1) peer response that elaborates on your classmate’s ideas with further
comment or observation, presents a relevant new idea or viewpoint for consideration, and
raises a question, or politely offers an alternative perspective.
• Include at least two (2) reference citations in correct APA style formatting.
• Post the visual representation and your response to the Assignment Forum by the due dates
listed above.
PSY260 – Educational Psychology
Unit 4 Assignment: Visual of Motivational Theories
PSY260–EducationalPsychology
Unit 4 Assignment:Visual ofMotivational Theories
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again
after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Visual of Motivational Theories Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient
Development
Needed
Satisfactory Proficient
Maslow’s
Hierarchy of
Needs
(0-11 Points) (12-15 Points) (16-17 Points) (18-20 Points)
Did not correctly
identify key
concepts of this
theory and did
not provide a
relevant
description.
Missing some key
concepts and/or
description is
lacking clarity or
important details.
Identified the key
concepts of this
theory, but the
description may be
lacking a few
important details.
Identified all key
concepts of this theory
and provided an
accurate, concise
description.
Behavioral
Learning
Theory
(0-11 Points) (12-15 Points) (16-17 Points) (18-20 Points)
Did not correctly
identify key
concepts of this
theory and did
not provide a
relevant
description.
Missing some key
concepts and/or
description is
lacking clarity or
important details.
Identified the key
concepts of this
theory, but the
description may be
lacking a few
important details.
Identified all major key
concepts of this theory
and provided an
accurate, concise
description.
Attribution
Theory
(0-11 Points) (12-15 Points) (16-17 Points) (18-20 Points)
Did not correctly
identify key
concepts of this
theory and did
not provide a
relevant
description.
Missing some key
concepts and/or
description is
lacking clarity or
important details.
Identified the key
concepts of this
theory, but the
description may be
lacking a few
important details.
Identified all key
concepts of this theory
and provided an
accurate, concise
description.
Expectancy
Theory
(0-11 Points) (12-15 Points) (16-17 Points) (18-20 Points)
Did not correctly
identify key
concepts of this
theory and did
not provide a
relevant
description.
Missing some key
concepts and/or
description is
lacking clarity or
important details.
Identified the key
concepts of this
theory, but the
description may be
lacking a few
important details.
Identified all key
concepts of this theory
and provided an
accurate, concise
description.
(0-2 Points) (3 Points) (4 Points) (5 Points)
CRITERIA Deficient
Development
Needed
Satisfactory Proficient
Reference
Citation in
APA Style
Formatting
Reference
citations were not
present, and/or
APA style
formatting has
significant errors.
Some citations
were missing,
and/or citations
have some issues
with APA style
formatting.
All references were
cited, but citations
have minor errors in
APA style
formatting.
Reference citations were
included and correctly
formatted in APA style.
Peer
Response
(0 Points) (5 Points) (8 Points) (10 Points)
No response post
made to a
classmate’s
visual.
Peer response
provided, though
minimal and
lacking depth by
restating or
summarizing what
was already
expressed, details,
and new ideas
missing or lacking.
Peer response
elaborates on
classmate’s ideas
with further
comment but does
not raise a question
or offer an
alternative
perspective.
Peer response
elaborates on
classmate’s ideas with
further comment or
observation; presents a
relevant new idea or
viewpoint for
consideration; raises a
question or politely offers
an alternative
perspective.
Posting Due
Dates
(0 Points) (3 Points) (5 Points)
The visual and response
were not posted by the
due dates of the unit.
Either the visual or the
response was not posted
by the due date of the unit.
Both the visual and response
were posted by the due dates of
the unit.
