Motivation

motivation is your general willingness to do something. It is the set of

psychological forces that compel you to take action
Main Types of Motivation
Here are the main types of motivation and the internal or external rewards
they use to motivate:
1. Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic motivation represents all the things that motivate you based on
internal rewards like self-improvement or helping a friend in need. For
example, you may be motivated to get a promotion because you’ll learn
valuable skills. Conversely, you might be motivated to succeed because you
want to positively affect the lives of the people around you.
2. Extrinsic Motivation
Extrinsic motivation represents all the things that motivate you based on
external rewards like money or praise. These types of motivation are more
common than intrinsic motivators and include achieving things due to a
tangible incentive, fear, or expectation, all of which depend on external
factors. For example, people want to get a promotion because of the expected
raise.
3. Competence & Learning Motivation
Competence motivation, also known as learning motivation, states that people
are motivated more by the process itself rather than by the reward at the end.
The reason is that people who are motivated by competence motivation are
literally motivated by the act of learning or getting better as they move
towards the completion of a goal or task instead of the destination itself.
4. Attitude Motivation
Attitude motivation refers to the type of motivation that’s cultivated through
the desire to change the way you or other people think and feel. While it has
some similarities to the externally-focused social motivation below, people
who are motivated by attitude engage in actions and interactions with the
express intent of making themselves and the people around them feel better in
a positive and uplifting way.
5. Achievement Motivation
Achievement motivation states that people are driven by the desire to pursue
and achieve specific goals. People who are driven by this type of motivation
desire the achievement of a task or goal itself, and not necessarily because of
the reward that’s attached. For example, an entrepreneur might build a
business for the goal of building a world-class organization, and not necessarily
because there’s money involved.
6. Creative Motivation
Many people are motivated by creativity or the innate drive for creative
expression. When you’re motivated by the desire to express yourself, you are
tapping into creative motivation. Examples of creative motivation include
things in which you feel compelled to create, such as the motivation to write a
book, act in a movie, play the guitar, build a product, or start a business.
Effects of Motivation on Students’ Academic Performance
To uplift the quality and of students’ learning experience, motivation from
parents and teachers can be really influential. Here’s how motivation affects
students’ academic performance:
 Motivation affects cognitive procedures and psychological states
 Motivation affects students’ performance based on their nature
 Motivation affects students’ behavior and values
 Motivating someone with behavioral issues can be really hard. But it
should not stop us from transforming their negative behavior and
attitude into positive ones. The best way to deal with it is to align the
motivation in a way that they can understand the benefits of the tasks
and its advantages.
Interests and abilities
It’s truly essential to gauge the interests or skills of the students so that their
parents and teachers will know how to properly motivate them. Their
interests, talents, and abilities will push them to focus on those specific tasks
that will enable them to showcase what they’ve really got. This will also
diminish the boredom they may tend to feel when completing tasks that they
are not interested in. They might stumble and feel incapable of accomplishing
things as well. Thus, it’s really important to know their focus areas in order to
correctly strategize on how to motivate them.