1. Sarmistha Bhattacharjee Department of Education
Power point on
Motivation
Presented By
Sarmistha Bhattacharjee
Department of Education
Bangabasi College

2. Why do we need to know about Motivation?
The role of others in developing motivation is central to teaching and education
can we give motivation to our students? No!
Teacher cannot control the motivation of their students.
They are not responsible of the motivation of their students.
They can only influence motivation.(Taylor and Thornton 1995)

4. DEFINATION OF MOTIVATION
Motivation is the process of arousing the action sustaining the activity in process and regulating the pattern of activity YOUNG
Motivation refers to the states within a persons or animal that drives behavior toward some goals MORGAN AND KING
Motivation refers to all the internal conditions that stir up activity and sustain activity of an individual GUILFORD
Motivation means the classes of operations used to produce and measure changes in performance and changes in energy output UNDERWOOD

5. NATURE OF MOTIVATION Based on motives Affected by motivating
Goal directed behavior
Related to satisfaction
Person is motivated in totality
complex process

6. Contd…. Motivation consists of A driving state
The goal directed behavior initiated by the driving state
The attainment of an appropriate goal
The reduction of the driving state and subjective satisfaction and relief when goal is reached

7. Types of Motivation INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION
In general, motivation can be considered as either intrinsic(biological, cognitive ,affective, cognitive, or spiritual.)and extrinsic(behavioral.)
INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND
EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION

10. Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic motivation
Intrinsically motivated Behavior:
Behavior that is performed for its own sake.
Includes recognition ,status ,authority, participation etc.
Extrinsically motivated Behavior:
Behavior that performed to acquire material or social rewards, or to avoid punishment.
Includes incentive, bonus, reward etc.

11. THEORIES OF MOTIVATION
DRIVE THEORIES
INCENTIVE THEORIES
MASLOW THEORY OF HUMAN MOTIVATION

12. DRIVE THEORY
This theory might be described as ‘push theory of motivation. Here the behavior is pushed towards goal by driving states within a person. When an internal driving state is aroused, the individual is pushed to engage in behavior which will lead to a goal that reduce the intensity of driving state.

13. INCENTIVE THEORY
Incentives means the motivational value of a reinforcer.
In contract with the push of drive theories, incentive theories are ‘pull theories of motivation. Because of certain characteristics they have, the goal objects pull behavior towards them.

14. Maslow hierarchy theory of motivation
According to Maslow, need at the lower levels of the hierarchy dominate an individual’s motivation as they are unsatisfied. Once, these are adequately satisfied, however, the higher needs occupy the individual’s attention and efforts.

16. MOTIVATION
One of the most important factors that leads human beings to reach their goals is motivation, if this driving force would have not existed then a world full of technology, great discoveries and the evolution of everything would not have happened.

17. Have a nice day
Thank you