Activity 1

1. I can identify myself in Learning goals because this goals focus on a long-term achievements, such as
professional development. It also reflects my desire to learn new skills, master new tasks or understand
new things and a desire to get smarter.

2. In order to preserve their self-esteem, individuals tend to attribute their failure to external factors
mor than to internal factors. Also, they tend to attribute success to internal factors. According to the
'attribution theory' it is normal for people to look for explanations or causes - that can be attributed to
their own success or failure. An assumption of the attribution theaory is that people will interpret their
environment in such a way as to maintain a positive self-image.

3. Yes, it represents the real condition of circumstances beacuse there is a difficulty, or it may be tricky,
or it may involve a conflict of interest.

Activity 2

1. Teacher Behavior and Personality - If a student has a negative emotion such as fear or disliking
towards their teacher, that can be negatively affect their attitude toward the subject as a whole. If a
teachers shows a preference towards certain students or uses derogatory and humiliating language, that
can lower their motivation in education. On the other hand, kindness, optimism, positive feedback, and
encouragement can positivley affect students' motivation to learn.

2.
Activity 3

From the module on Theories on Factors Affecting Motivation, I realized that... The theories that can
explain the origins of intrinsic motivation include combine elements of Weiner's Attribution Theory,
Bandur's work on Self-efficacy, Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs, William Glasser's Choice Theory and the
Goal Theory.