Scribd
Upload
16 views

Lecture On Motivation

Motivation is the process that energizes and directs goal-oriented behaviors. It comes from both intrinsic sources within an individual like curiosity and mastery, as well as extrinsic sources outside the individual like rewards and punishments. Highly motivated students tend to have positive attitudes, persist at challenging tasks, and learn concepts in depth, while poorly motivated students lack desire to accomplish goals or perform well. Both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation can be useful in the classroom, but too much focus on extrinsic rewards may undermine intrinsic interest over time.

Uploaded by

Bautista, Mary Angeline A.
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
16 views

Lecture On Motivation

Motivation is the process that energizes and directs goal-oriented behaviors. It comes from both intrinsic sources within an individual like curiosity and mastery, as well as extrinsic sources outside the individual like rewards and punishments. Highly motivated students tend to have positive attitudes, persist at challenging tasks, and learn concepts in depth, while poorly motivated students lack desire to accomplish goals or perform well. Both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation can be useful in the classroom, but too much focus on extrinsic rewards may undermine intrinsic interest over time.

Uploaded by

Bautista, Mary Angeline A.
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

MOTIVATION

- a process whereby a goal-directed activity is instigated and sustained (Schunk, Pintrich &
Meece, 2008)

- Energizes you to do something

- -initiation, direction, intensity and persistence of behavior

- primary factor influencing both performance and success in school (Ryan, et. al. 2008)

- what gets you going, keeps you going, and determines your goals

A HIGHLY motivated learner accomplishes and performs well in contrast to a POORLY motivated one
who seems not to have any desire to accomplish things or perform well.

Characteristics Traits of Motivated Students (Stipek, 1996, 2002, cited by Wooltook, 2013)

 have positive attitude toward school and describe school as satisfying

 persist on difficult tasks and cause few management problems

 process info in depth and excel in classroom learning expertise.

Sources of Motivation to Learn

1) Curiosity - must be maintained because people quickly adapt to unexpected events.

2) Learning Task Relevance (Students are more motivated to learn things that are relevant to
their interest. )

3) Goal Setting (Instilling learner confidence within a performance goal orientation is contrary
to current educational practice)

4) Motive Matching (The degree to which learning tasks meet specific student needs or values.)

5) Self-efficacy Motivation also comes from learner’s beliefs about themselves.)

Kinds of Motivation

A. INTRINSIC MOTIVATION

Intrinsic’ has the same origins as the word ‘internal’. When we have intrinsic motivation, our
motivation comes from inside of us. We don’t need someone providing the promise of
reward or punishment for us to want to do something.
Main Forms of Intrinsic Motivation:

Intrinsic motivation to know: The idea that people experience positive sensations in
learning new things.

Intrinsic motivation towards accomplishment: The idea that people experience positive
sensations when they have achieved something.

Intrinsic motivation to experience stimulation: The idea that people experience positive
sensations when they do tasks that are cognitively, physically, socially or emotionally
stimulating.

Students likely to be intrinsically motivated if they:

a. Attribute their educational results to factors under their own control also known as autonomy or
locus of control;

b. Believe they have the skills to be effective agents in reaching their desired goal also known as self-
efficacy beliefs;

c. Are interested in mastering a topic, not just in achieving good grades.

“Intrinsic motivation reflects the desire to do something because it is inherently interesting or


enjoyable. The urge or desire to do something comes from within because it either brings them
pleasure or thinks it is important or feel that what they are learning is significant”. (Whyte, Ryan and
Ramp; Deci (2000) )

Advantage: Intrinsic motivation can be long -lasting and self-sustaining. It leads to promote student
learning focused on the subject matter.

Disadvantage: Efforts of fostering intrinsic motivation can be slow to affect behavior and can require
special and lengthy preparation.

Examples in the Classroom:

 Student-Led Inquiry Learning

 Sparking Inspiration

 Promoting Task Satisfaction

 Sparking Curiosity

 Feeling Good after Practicing A Skill

 Enjoying the Process of Learning

 Enjoying Working in Groups

 Wanting To Beat Your Personal Best


B. EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION

- It comes from the influences outside of the individual in the form of reward or punishment.

- ‘Extrinsic’ has the same origins as the word ‘external’.

External Stimulus:

Positive Reinforcement: We do a task in order to get a reward.

Punishment: We do a task in order to avoid being given a punishment. Punishment might be


being forced to do extra homework if we don’t complete the task.

Negative Reinforcement: We do a task in order to avoid losing something we already have.

“Extrinsic motivations are embraced in behaviorist theory. Behaviorist theorists like B. F. Skinner
believe that you can teach a child anything if you give them strong enough incentives and
disincentives”. (Buckley & Doyle, 2016)

Advantage: The use of extrinsic constraints such as the threats of punishment against performing an
activity has been found to increase one’s intrinsic interest in that activity.

Disadvantage: Extrinsic rewards can lead to overjustification and a subsequent reduction in intrinsic
motivation. There are times that the provision of extrinsic rewards might reduce the desirability of
an activity.

Examples in the Classroom:

1. Token Reward Systems

2. Classroom Sticker/Star Charts

3. Food

4. Guilt Trips

5. Game-Based Learning Rewards

6. The Premack Principle (Grandma’s Rule) (a less desired behavior can be reinforced by the
opportunity to engage in a more desired behavior

7. Praise

8. Threats of Physical Punishment

9. Threats to Remove Privileges

You might also like