Internist Or Extrinsic Motivation For Engaging Students

One of the most essential aspects of the educational process is to know how to motivate students for learning. A challenging part of being a teacher is to know and learn how to motivate students. First of all, a good definition for motivation is as Byrnes quote “Motivation is construct

The United States of America is known for being a country filled with people of many different ethnic backgrounds. Likewise, the student population in schools is just as diverse as it continues to grow. Lynch (2015) notes that schools are expected to teach their students “how to synthesize cultural differences into their knowledge base” as this will help “facilitate students’ personal and professional success in a diverse world” (para. 8). Educators must be able to provide for the diverse needs of students and are expected to equip students with skills that can lead to healthy development as it can affect higher levels of student achievement and students have more opportunities of success in their future. Providing students with tools and skills requires an awareness and acceptance of their ethnic identity. Once students have developed self-acceptance about their ethnic identity, they can begin to feel empowered and motivated to do well. Through cultural empowerment, students of color can develop intrinsic motivation and achieve academic success.

Motivation can be defined as the desire or inspiration to carry out specific tasks or to do something. Motivation is required when goals are being set and more so in their execution. In a work setting, motivation can be defined as a process through which individuals choose between alternative forms of behavior with the aim of achieving personal objectives. The goals sought by individuals can be extrinsic or relatively tangible such as monetary rewards and promotion, or intrinsic or intangible such as self esteem or job satisfaction (Armstrong, 2006). In learning, the desire to attain good grades is what motivates a student to study hard everyday as they prepare for the exam. On the other hand, for a teacher to put his best foot forward, he

The majority of ASCC’s course offerings are Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees. However, the college offers only a Bachelor in Education Degree, BED program, in 2006, under the Teacher Education Department. The BED program provides theoretical and practical experiences for pre-service and in-service elementary education majors. One of the major challenges of the program since its inception is the low enrollment from the general student population. A slow but significant climb in enrollment was noticeable when a new platform was required for the program in 2008 – the introduction of MOODLE in addition to the face-to-face format of the teacher education program.

As a new teacher, I feel the most impactful strategy to motivate my students to develop an interest in their learning is to develop their self-assessment skills. For example, I would implement this strategy by providing instructions that are easy to understand. Progress through each step to get them familiar with the assignment. Based on feedback, I would revisit steps to ensure students are on target. To close the lesson, I would require my students to prepare a journal entry that document what they intended to do, what they

In this set of materials, the reading passage mentioned two classification of motivation and the lecture presented story about the term mentioned in it.

In order for students to be fully involved and motivated to learn, it takes a couple of outspoken teaching strategies to make that change. Teaching strategies that are able to not only catch the students attention but to keep their full interest. Teachers are to be providing an anticipatory set for their students in order to project success in their students academic learning. Students who are exposed to learning that is fun and interesting conduct a much better behavior and excellence to the subject. Madeline Hunter, is very strong willed on never giving up on students, and I think teachers need to build their teaching strategies around that motto. Teaching strategies need to be organized, manageable, and constructive in order for students

“Motivation refer to a desire, need, or drive that contributes to and explains behavioral changes” (Boundless, 2015). Motivation is either intrinsic, influenced by internal factors, or extrinsic, when it is influenced by external factors. Intrinsic motivated staff perform their roles to satisfy their inner zeal to do things correctly while the extrinsic motivated perform their roles due to the attached benefit such as recognition, increased pay, or reward or to avoid a negative action such as losing their job. To motivate an intrinsically motivated individual, I would seek to know what they need to best do the job, delegate roles and responsibility that will make them feel they contributed to the running of the unit. Extrinsically motivated

Curiousiteur is an area of motivation that was discussed in this week's lesson. As a chemistry teacher, most of my students are in 11th and 12th grade and motivation is limited. The important motivators at this level areACT test scores, GPA, graduation, and college. In my science class, I use many of the specific areas that were discussed in Yount's chapter four. Science teachers traditionally ask questions which are challenging and provoking. Science teachers "rock the boat but do not sink it" (Yount, 1999, pg 87). I have students working in pairs or teams during lab exercises this allows for peer interaction. Another area of student involvement is justifying answers. I have students to show me how they obtained their answers. Most of the topics covered in chemistry can be easily applied to everyday life. By having students dig deeper into each topic, it helps them make the connection between the content and the real world.

Do you ever wonder why some people are known as “straight A students” and while other people struggle in school even though they’re smart? Learning something can be tough for some people. People have different ways and approaches of acquiring new knowledge. And no one has a better learning style than anyone else. However, no matter what approach you have in learning, how we gain and receive knowledge is dependent by our environment, time and resources and most importantly, our interest and drive. In the excerpt, Learning to Read from the autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X displayed how interest and drive influenced his journey on learning how to read. Being aware of his illiteracy, Malcolm X’s interest and drive to improve himself and absorb knowledge from reading motivated him learn how to read. Given the diverse attitudes and approaches toward learning, interest drives our motivation to learn and gain knowledge.

In the spring of 2015, I won the Underclassmen French Department award. This award was presented to a student who had taken French 1, French 2 and was currently enrolled in French 3. Kathleen Vogt, French Department Chair claimed my qualifications for this award were highest cumulative GPA in French 1 through three, outstanding effort in the classroom, as well as active participation in French Club. Winning this award took three years of hard work and dedication. I had to learn an entire new language and be the best at it for three years straight. Intrinsic motivation is what kept me going when it got challenging. I studied for hours to work on my pronunciation, spelling, and grammar. At the end of my second year in French, I almost stopped

Keeping students engaged and on task can be, at times, the most difficult part of being a teacher. You have to come up with new ways to engage them and keep them focused on learning, especially at the end of the day when all they can think about is going home.

True motivation comes from deep within our psyche. Using rewards in the classroom is something I always thought was teaching, or in some cases reinforcing, bad habits for our students. I firmly believe the motivation must be intrinsic to be sustainable. Extrinsic motivation is great in the short term, but my concern for students is what happens when that external motivator is inevitably removed. After observing two teachers, both of whom use some type of reward system in their respective classrooms, I have come to realize my view was quite narrow and that in small doses, extrinsic motivation has it merits. Using rewards does not instantly erase all forms of internal motivation if used properly, and can even bolster a student’s internal motivation over time as the rewards are gradually reduced.

What is motivation? What influences it? The term motivation can be defined in different ways. Motivation can simply defined as “ a need that, if high, is evident in a strong desire to achieve, to excel, to reach a high level of excellence” (Lefrancois 430). To become motivated, one must have a positive attitude to a variety of learning skills. Some factors that influence motivation include our peers, friends, parents, and environmental settings. Division four being high school division, attention is focused towards learning and what methods can be used. Students at this stage are more eager and develop a sense of what he or she wants to do and accomplish in upcoming adulthood. With a division comes a group of intelligent theorists. All

A second way to intrinsically motivate students is to “understand the children” (Specific Classroom Management Methods). Originality and creativity should be encouraged in all students. Make a point to give students opportunities to express themselves in different ways. Each child is unique and self-expression is a great way to learn about each and every student. When starting the year, “Knowing what background your students bring to class and starting the course at an appropriate level can increase a students success and…positive feelings they have about your