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Case Study: Learners are motivational: A hypothetical (brief) case study Jake is a Year (Grade) 7 student who has been showing less and less interest in his class work since the beginning of this school year. In past years Jake has seemed engaged with his schoolwork, often asking and answering question in class, and spending time on completing projects for homework. This year he was late handing up his last project and his project was poorly done. Jake's teacher has attempted to talk to him. Jake's response was that he did not really care about his schoolwork this year, that much of it was getting too hard for him anyway, and he couldn't see much point in putting in time for stuff that was boring and too difficult for him. Your task You are an educational consultant. Consider Jake's position in terms of the motivational theory that you have read. Provide:

1. an analysis of Jake's possible motivational states, and

2. some practical advice for Jake's teacher based upon your reading. Give equal word space to each of the two sections. Please stay within the word limit in your assignment response. Aim of assessment:

Explain key constructs in motivation Analyse how motivation affects learning and problem solving Relate an instance of student learning to extant theories about motivation Contribute to informed debate about teaching and learning Demonstrate high standards of academic literacy