Attributional Tendencies
This week we have studied about
Attributional Tendencies, which is the theory that states that people need to
find causes that explain their successes or failures. I have never heard of
this concept before, so studying the given material for this topic was an
eye-opening experience for me. John J. Ivers, a professor at BYU-Idaho explains
that there are internal and external tendencies that affect the way things work
out. He goes on to say that internal attributions, make people believe that if
they succeed is because of them, their skills, abilities and their actions, and
if they fail, is their fault. External attributions, Ivers explains, are
recognizing other people or factors for success as well as blaming others for
our failures.
Individualistic societies, where
people value independence and individuals are defined in terms of their unique
skills and abilities, tend to attribute success to internal factors, and
failures to external ones. On the
contrary, in collectivistic societies, people attribute success to external
factors and failures to internal ones. In a future TESOL classroom, knowing
about students’ cultures and their cultural beliefs as regards attribution can
be helpful to understand certain behaviors or attitudes towards successes or
failures. It can help me as a teacher to figure out how to best help my
students to build their self-esteem and succeed in their learning process.
References:
https://video.byui.edu/media/05+Attributional+Tendencies+in+Cultures/0_u45682wd
https://wattersattribution.wordpress.com/
https://www.sparknotes.com/psychology/psych101/socialpsychology/section3/
Hello Pablo,
ResponderEliminarI agree we have to know the cultures of our students so we can understand their behaviours and help them in their self-esteem. I believe it is vital in the learning process.
Hugs.
We need to know and understand the different cultures of our students the best we can to help know how to teach them. I also just think it's fascinating learning about the way other people do things!
ResponderEliminarHello!
ResponderEliminarI love how simply you explained this...I really struggled this week with understanding the ins and outs of this idea.
Thank you!