Lesson Plan



Lesson Plan

Educational Psychology Ed. 294

Spring 2000

Objective: To give the pre-service teachers of MSU a workable understanding of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as it applies to education.

Materials: Chalk and Talk, Overhead Transparency and Handouts for group work.

Procedures:

1. Role Sheets

2. Grand Round Questions

3. Review of Attributions

4. Maslow

a. Father of Humanism

i. All humans have an innate tendency toward growth and fulfillment.

b. Hierarchy of Needs (Assumption Level)

i. Explanation of how the tendency to grow works as a model.

ii. Satisfaction at one level of the hierarchy leads to a “need” at the next level.

iii. Self-Actualization

1. Living up to one’s fullest potential.

2. Not living like a saint.

c. Deficiency Needs (Component of Model)

i. Feeling something is LACKING is the motivational impetus.

ii. When a deficiency need is satisfied, the motivation for them decreases.

1. Example: once you’ve eaten, your appetite decreases.

d. Growth Needs (Component of Model)

i. Feeling of fulfillment is the motivational impetus.

ii. When a growth need is satisfied, or achieved the person is motivated for more of the same.

1. Example: getting an “A” on an Algebra test makes you want to learn about geometry.

e. Overhead for Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. (Component of Model)

i. Place your Grand Round student profile on Maslow’s pyramid.

f. Criticisms of the theory

i. Inconsistent stages

ii. Stages can be skipped

iii. Movement up and down the levels

iv. Multiple Needs at the same time

v. Satisfaction of a need is extremely arbitrary

g. Handout (Practice Level)

i. Small group discussions

ii. Whole class discussion

5. Finish handout for homework

6. Read Chapter 11, TARGETT for Self-Regulated Learning

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