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Motivation Article

Motivation can be described as the fire that drives us to go after a goal. It can also be the passion we have to complete a task or see it through to the end. Multiple different theories have explanations as to what motivates us. Motivation is a key ingredient in the life of a student both in their academic and personal life.

Student Motivation 

Many theories and principles can be found when talking about how student’s motivation can improve their classroom performance. Goal theory is one example that consists of different types of goals. Mastery goals are one example of this. This is a form of intrinsic motivation that provides the students a drive to learn. Mastery goals increase the amount of time the students spend learning the material as well as being actively engaged in their learning. It also spurs the student to keep going even if the task may be hard (Ames, 2012). Performance goals are another example. These goals are a form of extrinsic motivation. This goal focuses on the persons abilities and their self-worth. They are motivated to have others recognize their abilities as better than others (Ames, 2012).

Another theory is the expectancy-value theory. This theory focuses on the idea the motivation for doing certain tasks is based off the function of 2 variables. The first of the two variables are that the learner must have faith in their ability to be succeed in the task (Ormrod & Jones, 2018). The second variable is that the learner must think that will benefit wither directly or indirectly from carrying out the task. This theory focuses on the amount of worth placed on the task or result of the task by the learner (Ormrod & Jones, 2018).

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation