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Communication & Soft Skills: Deepak and Arvind Kumar Pgppe + Mba (Feb'11)

The document discusses theories of motivation and how to motivate students. It describes Maslow's hierarchy of needs which positions physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization needs in a pyramid structure. Theory X assumes employees dislike work while Theory Y assumes they can exercise self-direction and responsibility. The document also discusses setting specific, difficult goals with feedback to improve performance according to goal setting theory. Elements of effective student motivation include cultivating a supportive environment, community, engaging learning activities, addressing strengths and weaknesses, and providing rewards for learning.

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Communication & Soft Skills: Deepak and Arvind Kumar Pgppe + Mba (Feb'11)

The document discusses theories of motivation and how to motivate students. It describes Maslow's hierarchy of needs which positions physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization needs in a pyramid structure. Theory X assumes employees dislike work while Theory Y assumes they can exercise self-direction and responsibility. The document also discusses setting specific, difficult goals with feedback to improve performance according to goal setting theory. Elements of effective student motivation include cultivating a supportive environment, community, engaging learning activities, addressing strengths and weaknesses, and providing rewards for learning.

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Communication & Soft Skills

DEEPAK AND ARVIND KUMAR PGPPE + MBA(FEB11 )

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BASIC MOTIVATION CONCEPTS

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What is Motivation??
The processes that account for an individuals intensity, direction and persistence of effort towards attaining a goal. Three elements that are involved in it are :Intensity Direction Persistence
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In details..
Intensity How hard a person tries Direction How the goal is channeled Persistence How long a person can maintain their effort.

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Elements of Effective Motivation-Building

Environment

Community

Payoffs
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Learning Activities Challenges


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Motivating Students:

Environment
The setting in which we work can encourage us to give our best effort or discourage us from even trying to perform.

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Motivating Students:

Community

Community is major factor Of motivation. We should have a community that gives right direction as a mentor and give three positive quality with one negative quality. These connections helps to motivate internally .
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Motivating Students:

Activities
To Motivates students encourage to do their interesting activities like watching movie and to play his fav. game that guarantee a high success rate and relate to real-world issues.
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Motivating Students:

Learning Challenges
Every person have some strengths and weaknesses. We have to unlock these strengths And aware of weaknesses and work on it.
Celebrate mistakes as opportunities for learning.

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Motivating Students:

Payoffs for Learning


By giving Reward to student for doing quality of completed work. Rewards can be monetary or non monetary . It gives intrinsic motivation to student rather than extrinsic .

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Early theories of motivation:1. Hierarchy of needs theory 2. Theory X and Theory Y 3. Two Factor theory

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Hierarchy of needs theory:Abraham Maslows Hierarchy of need theory The theory states that within every human being there exists a hierarchy of five needs: Physiological ,Safety ,Social, Esteem, and Self actualization.

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs


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Selfactualization
(self-development and realization)

4 Esteem needs
(self-esteem, recognition)

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Social needs (friendship, family, love, sex)

Safety needs (security, health, protection)


Psychological needs (food, water, shelter)

Theory X and Theory Y:Douglas Mc Gregor proposed two different views of human beings: one labeled as Theory X and the other labeled as Theory Y

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Theory X: Assumptions :1. Employees inherently dislike work. 2. Since they dislike work they must be coerced. 3. Employees avoid responsibilities and seek formal direction whenever possible. 4. Most workers place security above all other factors and will display little ambition.

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Theory Y: Assumptions :-

1. Employees view work as being as natural as work or play. 2. People exercise self direction. 3. People can learn to accept and seek responsibility. 4. People can take innovative decisions.
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Goal Setting Theory : This theory states that specific and difficult goals with feedback lead to higher performance. Hard goals are more motivating than easy goals. 5 principles of goal setting :Clarity. Challenge . Commitment . Feedback .
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