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MOTIVATION,SOURCES AND METHODS OF MOTIVATION

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Prepared by:M.Saravana, BE, MS, MPhil

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Motivation Definition: (in educational terms)Desire, willingness, to improve our service to the learners, by creating interest towards the learning situation.

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Other definition:Motivation is the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal and elicits, controls, and sustains certain goal directed behaviours. For instance: An individual has not eaten, he or she feels hungry, and as a response he or she eats and diminishes feelings of hunger.

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In psychology:Motivation is the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviours.

There are many approaches to motivation: physiological, behavioural, cognitive, and social.

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Motivation is what causes us to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge.

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There are two types of motivation:Intrinsic & Extrinsic.Intrinsic: Voluntary motivation (Self motivation)

Extrinsic: Externally motivated (Motivation by others)

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Motivation- Internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job.

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Motivation is creating willingness, arousal of interest in learning.  Methods of motivation:arousing curiosity, stressing importance, rewards and benefits, etc. The source of motivation can be a good teacher, Favorable learning condition, Healthy competition, etc.

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Motivating Students in classroom:

1. Praise Students in Ways Big and Small.

2. Spread Excitement Like a Virus. Show your enthusiasm in

the subject & use appropriate, concrete and understandable

examples to help students grasp it. 

3. use a variety of teaching methods.

4.Relate lessons to Students’ Lives. students will care more if

they identify themselves or their everyday lives in what

they’re learning. 

5.Track Improvement. Set achievable, short-term goals,

emphasis improvement, keep self-evaluation forms to fill out

and compare throughout the year.

6.Motivate Students Beyond the Classroom

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Sources of Motivation:

"why" of learning“Who would you still like to listen to and

why?”

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Methods of Motivation: use your manipulative skills!

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Methods of Motivation (In business)

Motivation Methods

Financial Method

Non-Financial Method

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