Motivation

• A psychological force that moves a

person toward some kind of action
(Haggard 1989) and as a willingness of
a learner to embrace learning, with
readiness as evidence of motivation
(Redman 2001)
• Latin word “movele” means to set
into motion
• As a psychological face that moves
a person towards kind of action

• Willingness of learners to embrace

learning

• Result of both internal and

external factor and not the result
of external manipulation alone
 Motivational Factors
Personal Attributes
• Educational level
• Developmental
stage • Actual or perceived
state of health
• Age
• Severity or
• Gender
chronicity of illness
• Emotional readiness
• Level of natural
• Values and beliefs curiosity
• Sensory functioning • Capacity for short
• Cognitive ability term and long term
memory
 Motivational Factors
Environmental Influences
• Physical characteristics of the learning
environment
• Accessibility and availability of human and
material resources
• Different types of behavioral rewards
 Motivational Factors
Relationships Systems
• Family or significant others in the support
system
• cultural identity
• work, school and community roles
• teacher-learner interaction
 Motivational Factors
Motivation Strategies
• Attention introduces opposing positions, uses
case studies, and varies the way materials are
presented
• Relevance refers to focusing on the learner’s
experiences, usefulness, needs and personal
choices.
• Confidence of the learner is influenced by
learning requirements, level of difficulty,
expectations, learning attributes and sense
of accomplishment
• Satisfaction pertains to the ability to use a
new skill, the use of rewards, praise and
the extent to which self-evaluation is
positive.
 Compliance
• Terms used describe submission or
yielding to predetermined goals

• Manipulate or authorative underline

in which the health care provider or
educator is viewed as the
traditional authority and the
consumer or learner is viewed as
submissive.
 Self-efficacy
• Based on a person’s expectations
relative to a specific course of
action
• It deals with the belief that one
can accomplish a specific behavior
• Used as an outcome determinant
• Includes expected outcomes