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. After reviewing the case study and considering the behavior of this student, I have noted some possible causes for his motivation and status in class. It is somewhat difficult to determine cause of his behavior in class according to all of the various course concepts because he appears quite content and consistent in his mood in class. He does not do very much self-reporting of reasons for his behavior and, at least on the surface, he appears interested and motivated by what we are doing in class. His chief problem areas are his distractibility and his difficulty in staying on and completing tasks during the allotted time period. In terms of extrinsic motivation, Aaron is motivated by a sticker system on his desk that we use each day. He receives a sticker each time he immediately gets down to work when he comes into class in the morning and when he successfully transitions to a new subject area quickly. He also has a sticker motivation system when he goes to RSP, and we also let his adult sister know each afternoon when she picks him up how he has been doing in class that day. He then receives a reward at home if he has had a good day in school. Another form of extrinsic motivation that we use in the classroom is to give Aaron verbal encouragement in starting an assignment and verbal praise when he completes his work successfully. Aaron is intrinsically motivated to learn about certain subject areas in which he has a personal interest and in doing certain types of learning activities in school. He enjoys learning about animals and often chooses nonfiction books about animals for outside reading.
Approximate Word count = 1095
Approximate Pages = 4.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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