Motivation In Education

Motivation as a Representative of the Effect of Teacher Immediacy on Student’s Learning

A process that involves specific directive and properties of stimulation is called motivation (Brophy, 1983; Wlodkowski, 1978).

To accomplish a goal, people need motivation other wise they are being forced to achieve goal. Motivation can be define as a desire to do something. Except affective and cognitive learning, another important factor about teacher student relationship is motivation. Student motivation has been found as a critical component to student success (Brophy, 2004; Deci, Vallerand, Pelletier, & Ryan, 1991). According to Crump (1995), “Student motivation is a major problem in classrooms today. Many students are bored, inattentive and unable

“A great deal has been written lately about teaching techniques .designed to help teachers engage in different types of classroom processes. Much of the literature about these classroom processes does not specify the teaching strategy necessary in order to be able to bring about desired outcomes. Often, this is because the tools for discussing the necessary teaching behaviors are not available, or not known about by the curriculum authors. Thus the desired outcome for students is discussed, but the way to get there is not. The traditional role of teacher is described by a well-known set of behaviors. Any school child playing "teacher" will produce most of the behaviors used by most teachers. Typical behaviors are: standing in the front of a group of relatively passive onlookers (a position of authority), doing most of the talking (telling), asking questions to which they already know the answers (testing), and evaluating by passing judgments. Yet, no research base indicates that these behaviors have payoff in terms of learning, and much indicates that they do not (Simon & Boyer, 1974, p. 5)”.

There are few characteristics of teachers that are important to become a good teacher. These few characteristics are as follow:

Teacher’s awareness about student’s problem and needs.

A good teacher is one who can understand student’s problems and needs. When students feel comfort with their teacher then tried to pay full attention to learning.

Other important characteristic is that a good teacher not only emphasis on academic achievement of student but also pay attention to students other abilities and behavior modification.

So the teacher is anticipated to be more tolerant, appreciative and