Although it is true that beliefs can build motivation, it cannot be placed as a guarantee to get a good result. In some cases, students might have expectations which do not meet the goals. It could be caused by many other factors. One of the examples is students who have expectations in doing a test tomorrow will have a motivation to study the day before to get a good result. On the day they do the test, they misinterpret the question and give incorrect answers. Then, they get an unexpected result without knowing or realizing what their mistakes were. Usually, it becomes a bad effect for the students. It can make them feel down and do not believe themselves to accomplish this kind of test. It means they look at their past experience, which is a main factor influencing expectation (Santrock, 2009). I also experience it when I was in junior high school. When I had faced a failure in doing a test, I became nervous to accomplish the similar one and doubt myself to reach success. This is actually a challenge for teachers to give students explanations, and motivate them to take it as an experience and learn it in order to avoid the same mistakes.
My experiences in SSE influence my belief about future outcomes. Although I have been dreaming to be a teacher for a long time, but my experiences in the campus strengthen it. I learn many new things that increase my knowledge and teaching ability, including how to motivate my students. Having experiences in applying creative, innovative, and effective teaching methodologies also makes me more confident to teach. I believe that all of those things can guide me to be a good teacher in the future.
Reference:
Santrock, J.W. (2009). Educational Psychology (4th Ed). New York: McGraw-Hill.
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