Human Figures as an Effective Method of Teaching

experiential learning, human figures, motivation

Join us as we present an engaging session illustrating the concept of human figures in the classroom. Similar to the Village People physically representing the YMCA letters, human figures refer to the involvement of professors/students/participants to psychically depict printed figures (e.g., theoretical) often found in educational textbooks/journals (without the singing). We depict human figures not only as static representations, but fluid interpretations of such figures. In this session, we will demonstrate the concept of human figures using content theories of motivation (Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Alderfer’s ERG Theory) and process theories of motivation (Vroom’s Expectancy Theory) as examples.

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