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I teach several courses under the broad topic of "Multicultural Education," prioritizing social justice issues of access, power/privilege, & narrowing the academic achievement gap. I am a person of color and I almost always have a white co-teacher. We include topics, such as: racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, ethnocentrism, deculturalization, transforming curriculum, etc. This is a place where I post information that we teach; lesson plans for activities; and resources we use and/or which are shared with me by my adult students.

Friday, August 14, 2015

Attribution Theory

The Attribution Theory, first produced by Fritz Heider in the book The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations(1958), is concerned with the causes of Human Behavior. This theory encompasses both the cognitive theory and self-efficacy theory in that the person will strongly influence themselves in how they interpret success or failure. http://www.afirstlook.com/docs/attribut.pdf

Weiner, B. (1985). An attributional theory of achievement motivation and emotion. Psychological Review, 92(4), 548-573. EJ 324 684.
http://acmd615.pbworks.com/f/weinerAnattributionaltheory.pdf
Here is another good summary with a little video
http://motivatingadultlearners.wikispaces.com/Attribution+theory
Website with a good summary article
https://www.academia.edu/6302589/Attribution_Theory_Motivation
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