The word motive comes from a Latin
root meaning “to move” and is defined as an emotion, desire, or physiological need
that incites a person to do something. Motive is the “why” of behavior (Charles &
Senter, 2005) .
“Motivation is a way of explaining how people are aroused by an event, how they
direct their behavior toward the event, and how they sustain that behavior for
given lengths of time” (Ball, 1982) .In other words when
a teacher speak of motivation as a component of a lesson, they refer to what
they do to attract student’s interest and engage them more or less willingly in
the work provided. Motivation is required to read the text book; go to school;
take tests; clean your room, house, or apartment; or attend a party (Henson &
Eller, 1999) .
There are two types of motivation which are
extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation refers to motivation
that comes from outside an individual. The motivating factors are external, or outside, rewards such as money
or grades. An extrinsically motivated person will work
on a task even when they have little interest in it because of the anticipated
satisfaction they will get from some reward. Unlike extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation refers to motivation
that comes from inside an individual rather than from any external or outside
rewards, such as money or grades. “The motivation comes from the pleasure one gets from the task itself or
from the sense of satisfaction in completing or even working on a task” (Bainbridge,
Extrinsic Motivation) .
However, it is noted that teachers are an
influencing agent for student motivation. For instance, encouraging students in
their pursuit for excellence in learning, providing positive feedback, being
involved in positive interactions, remaining enthusiastic about students and
student educational growth, and cultivating a positive classroom environment,
have a strong impact on student academic motivation (as cited in (Rugutt & Chemist, 2009)
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