ABMP Student Success Curriculum

Topic 8: Motivation

2. Goals of This Lecture

• Understand the nature of motivation.

• Explore the relationship between motivation and integrity.

• Maintain motivation when assignments are challenging.

3. Motivation Defined

• Having the desire and willingness to do something.

• Motivation describes how a person moves forward in life.

• Motivation is the energy that moves us toward a goal.

4. Motivation Assessment

• Complete the Motivation Assessment (worksheet 8-1) on page 97 of the Student Success Guide.

5. Motivation : Where Does it Come From?

• What’s important?

• Actions (the way you pursue goals) demonstrate:

– Values

– Beliefs

– Integrity

6. Integrity & Motivation

• Integrity

– Trustworthy

– Honest

– Fair

– Respectful of others

– Responsible

– Sincere

– Aims to “do the right thing”

• The decision to pursue goals with “right action.”

7. Kathy, Sarah, Self-Esteem & Motivation

Assignment #1

• Complete three posture assessments on three different clients and provide a detailed treatment plan for an eight week period.

8. Action on Assignment #1

Kathy

• Worked hard

• Asked instructor for input when she got stuck

• Completed additional reading

• Turned in a great assignment and was highly praised

Sarah

• Completed only one posture assessment

• Copied from a classmate

• Received a B

9. Motivation as a Result of the Assignment

Kathy

• Learned to push through uncertainty

• Learned the instructor is on her side

• Feels excited and motivated to learn more

Sarah

• Feels guilty

• Feels angry at the instructor for assigning a challenging project

• Knows she doesn’t understand the material

• Feels depressed and doesn’t know how to catch up

10. Assignment #2

• On an anatomy and physiology class quiz, Kathy and Sarah had to demonstrate their knowledge of the lymphatic system.

11. Actions on Assignment #2

Kathy

• Unexpected child care issues shorten study time

• Did her best

• Received a C grade

Sarah

• Went out with friends and didn’t study

• Crammed right before the test with classmate’s lecture notes

• Cheated to get the first two questions right

• Received a C grade

12. Esteem and Motivation as a Result

Kathy

• She did the best she could and vowed to spend extra time over the weekend to study the material she missed on the quiz.

• Wants to try harder

Sarah

• Feels like a slacker

• Feels guilty

• Thinks the instructor doesn’t like her

• Wants a day off from school

13. Discussion

• Both got the same grade.

• Why does Kathy feel motivated and Sarah feel angry and depressed?

• Sarah thinks massage school is stressful and disappointing. What needs to change for Sarah to enjoy school?

14. Integrity Check

• Take a moment to evaluate your own integrity.

– Think of times you acted with integrity

– Think of times you acted without integrity

•Why did this occur?

15. Process Motivation

• How do you feel about motivation as a result of the lecture?

• What are your attitudes to integrity and motivation overall?

• How might this understanding change your classroom experience?

ABMP Student Success Curriculum

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