Motivation to Learn

What makes motivations role in learning so important and how it different from other than other cognitive abilities?

So what is motivations and how can it be measured?

  • A decades long study has identified key qualitative variables that can measure motivations real value.

In this chapter, will examine data related to motivation in learners in several kay ways:

  • Theoretical perspectives on motivation,

  • Learners' beliefs and values related to motivation,

  • Looking at the importance of goals as related to motivation,

  • Social and cultural influences that instill motivation within learners,

  • and Interventions to improve motivation.

"Teachers can be effective in encouraging students to focus on learning instead of performance, helping them to develop a learning orientation. "

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