W06 Blog: Attributional Tendencies

 

Attributional tendencies refer to what do we attribute success, to what do we attribute our personal failures, to what do we attribute the successes of others, to what do we attribute the failures of others. In our culture, in all cultures, we’re always attributing things to other things, like other causes.”

-Professor Jhon Ivers

I understand is that internal attributes are when we think ourselves responsible for something, and when we are external attribute is when we think is other’s fault.

Our students will have different types of attributes, we need to recognize what they have to help them in their learning because if they always is thinking that is her/his fault their affective filter will be high.

As teachers , we need to know our students, be emphatic and tolerant with their point of views and be respectful of what they think, but let them know that we do not think the same way as they and they need to be tolerant and respectful.