Maslow’s Model of

Hierarchy of Need

Abraham Maslow By: Grisselda Moreno

 Hierarchy of Needs Theory
• Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology consisting of five
levels of human “need”
• Maslow believed that people are motivated to achieve certain needs in life, but that some
needs take priority over others
• Individuals must satisfy lower levels before proceeding onto meeting higher levels of
growth needs, but satisfaction of a need is not an “all-or-none”
• Instead a “more or less” satisfaction of a need will do, based on external circumstances or
individual differences
• Educational and learning development are greatly impacted by this theory in students
• Educational development is often disrupted by a failure to meet their lower level needs
affecting their personal growth
Level 1 Physiological Needs

• Before a student's cognitive needs can be met, they must

first fulfill their basic physiological needs
• A tired and hungry student will find it difficult to focus on
learning
• Students require sleep, food, water, and clean air to focus
on their studies
• Students lacking these needs may lose focus, act out, doze
off, or fall behind academically
• These needs affect behavior, personality, and performance
 Level 2 Safety Needs
• Students need to feel emotionally and physically safe and
accepted within the classroom to advance and reach their
full potential
• In order to remain interactive in classroom assignments a
safe classroom environment must be provided
• Distractions may occur in a distracting environment
preventing students from learning
• Worries about safety can hinder students growth to
continue to level 3 and so on
Level 3 Love & Belonging Needs
• Students must be shown that they are valued and respected in
the classroom
• Teachers should create a supportive environment for all
students to feel welcomed
• Students require to form healthy friendships, family bonds, and
intimate relationships
• Fulfilling this need forms a sense of feeling whole, complete,
and allow to move forward to level 4
• Students need to feel they belong somewhere or to someone
special (feel that they are special)
Level 4 Esteem Needs
• Students with a low self-esteem will not exceed academically at
an optimum rate until their self-esteem is strengthened
• Achievements are not met nor accomplished with a low self-
esteem
• Self-esteem can be a major factor to what holds students back
from progressing and achieving goals
• Students self-esteem has a major impact on education, learning,
and their academics status
• Self-esteem can be a difficult need to satisfy or fulfill depending
on age group of students
 Level 5 Self- Actualization
• Self-actualization develops from students who are stronger,
healthier, and who take their lives into their hands to a greater
extent
• Increased personal responsibility for one’s personal life,
students would begin to actively change the society in which
they lived
• Once all growth needs have been satisfied, students may be
able to reach the highest level of Maslow’s theory
• This need is the hardest to achieve, reflection back on, and
recognize in oneself
• This need consists of personal growth and enlightenment for
the body and soul
 Hierarchy of Needs Summary

• Human beings are motivated by a hierarchy of needs

• The hierarchy of need has made a major contribution to
teaching, students, and classroom management in schools
• Needs are organized in a hierarchy in which basic needs must
be more or less met (rather than all or none) prior to meeting
higher needs

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