Definition Of Motivation

Question 4

Definition of motivation

Attitudes and behavior are influenced by many factors and among the important factors is motivation. Motivation comes from the word motive and both are inextricably linked. Motive is an impulse, passion and a desire that comes from individuals. Motive give purpose and direction to human behavior. When a person has a motive directly they will motivated. Motivation is the internal process that initiate, guide and makes a person move toward a goal. Motivation also define as “the reasons underlying behavior” (Guay et al., 2010, p. 712). Motivation is often used to explain why people do something. Like intelligence, motivation can only be evaluated by observing the behavior. "The term motivation refers to factors

Internal motivated people are usually more patient, persevere and strive to learn something. They are not being easily discouraged, because their motivation are in themselves. As Deci et al. (1999) explain, “intrinsic motivation energizes and sustains activities through the spontaneous satisfactions inherent in effective volitional action. It is manifest in behaviors such as play, exploration, and challenge seeking that people often do for external rewards” (p. 658).For example an internal motivated person will strive to find solutions to the problem as the challenge itself give them

Internal and external motivation are equally important. What the teacher can do to promote student motivation? In my opinion before starting any learning lesson the teacher must clearly explain to the students the purpose of learning and what should be achieved at the end of the session, because students need to know what they need to achieve to keep them motivated, as students need to be guided. Teacher also can let the student work in groups so that they will find it fun and does not feel the burden to complete the work given. Interaction between group can make them excited and student can motivate each other to achieve the goal, however the teachers need to ensure all the members do the work equally. Give praises to the work done by the student, the compliments will boost up students motivation to learn. Help student to increase their motivation by create a healthy competition and offer them rewards. Competition among students is not a bad thing, in certain circumstances, it can increase the enthusiasm of the