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Meaning and Types of Motivation - Module 19

This document defines motivation and distinguishes between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. It states that motivation is an inner drive that causes one to persist in achieving goals. Extrinsic motivation comes from external factors like rewards or praise, while intrinsic motivation comes from within and is doing an activity for its own sake. The document argues that extrinsic motivation plays an important role in developing intrinsic motivation, especially for poorly motivated learners, and should fade away as students become self-motivated.

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Meaning and Types of Motivation - Module 19

This document defines motivation and distinguishes between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. It states that motivation is an inner drive that causes one to persist in achieving goals. Extrinsic motivation comes from external factors like rewards or praise, while intrinsic motivation comes from within and is doing an activity for its own sake. The document argues that extrinsic motivation plays an important role in developing intrinsic motivation, especially for poorly motivated learners, and should fade away as students become self-motivated.

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MEANING AND TYPES OF

MOTIVATON
Module 19
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to;

 Define what is motivation.

 Distinguish between extrinsic and intrinsic


motivation.

 Justify the role of extrinsic motivation in view of the


development of intrinsic motivation.
Motivation is ‘’a process whereby
a goal-directed activity is instigated
and sustained’’

Schunk, Pintrich & Meece, 2008


What is Motivation?
Motivation is an inner drive that causes you
to do something and reflected in his
persevere at something. It energizes you to
do something. It is the strength of the drive
toward an action.

Motivation refers to the initiation, direction,


intensity and persistence of behavior.
When we get motivated to do
something, it is not enough that we
start working at that thing but that we
get attracted to it. Our attraction
towards it becomes so intense that we
persist working on it through thick
and thin until its completion. Learner's
motivation is the primary factor
influencing both performance and
success in school (Ryan, et al, 2007).
Indicators of a High Level of Motivation

Students who are motivated have the following


characteristics (Stipek, 1996, 2002 cited by Wooltook,
2013):

 Have positive attitudes towards school and describe school as


satisfying.
 Persist on difficult tasks and cause few management
problems.
 Process information in depth and excel in classroom learning
expertise.
Extrinsic
Intrinsic

Types of Motivation
Extrinsic Motivation
Motivation is extrinsic when that which motivates a person is
someone or something outside him/her. When a student studies
because s/he was told by her/his teacher or because s/he is afraid to
fail and his/her parents will make her /him stop schooling or
because it will lead to a good grade, we can say that s/he is
extrinsically motivated.

Extrinsic motivational factors include rewards, incentives, praises


or words of encouragements, approval of significant others like
teachers, parents, peer group or their opposites .
Example:

The student studies to please her/his


teacher, parents or to get a good
grade. He does not study for the joy
of studying.
Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic motivation is when the source of motivation is
from within the person himself/herself or the activity itself.
It is motivation to engage in an activity for its own sake.

Intrinsic motivation is evident when people engage in an


activity for its own sake, without some obvious external
incentive present
Example:

when a student reads pocketbooks


because she herself/himself wants to
read them or because reading them is
things are the right in itself
worthwhile and enjoyable
Role of Extrinsic Motivation
Extrinsic motivation plays an indispensable
function when a learner is not yet intrinsically
motivated to learn.

Extrinsic motivational factors include rewards,


incentives, praises or words of
encouragements, approval of significant others
like teachers, parents, peer group or their
opposites.
It is necessary to develop the love for
learning among poorly motivated.

We may begin employing extrinsic


motivation at the start but this should fade
away as the students get intrinsically
motivated themselves.
What motivates YOU?
THANK YOU

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