How To Motivate

Students in
learning

By: Cikgu Meryyanah

– Tired of standing on your head to get your student’s
attention?
– Are all students motivated in the same way?
– What is the teacher’s role in students motivation ?
– How motivation can be sustained?
 What is motivation?

“ Internal state that arouses directs and maintains behavior”

( Woolfolk p372)
– Distinction is often made between intrinsic & extrinsic motivation
 Motivation to learn

Intrinsic Extrinsic

Cognition Spiritual Affect

Social
Social Operant
Cognition
Cognition Condition
 Intrinsic Motivation Extrinsic Motivation

• By contrast, comes • It is caused by any

from within the number of outside
individual factor
• The enjoyment of Need to pass an exam
learning process itself  Rewards
• A desire to make Future travel
themselves feel better
Motivation can be affected and
influence by attitude of people
Sources of Motivation

The society we live in

Influence of people who are close to them
The attitude of parents and older sibblings will be
crucial.
 The way in which teaching and learning
take place is VITAL/IMPORTANT

Take into account class

time when students are
Create a safe often tired during lesson
planning
classroom Exmple: something light
Atmosphere and fun for last class
periods for Saturday
Apropriate Level Of Material and
activities
 The average students has an attention span of 20-30 mins
 Vary the lesson with different techniques and strategies.

Pair/group work Time-limited tasks

 Do not overload students. Give them time to prepare, think and consolidate
knowledge
Apropriate Level Of Material and
activities
 Plan work and classroom activities so that the students may take roles of
varying levels of responsibility
 Selecting materials and activities Teachers need to consider
stronger and weaker students
which are suitable for the student level. and provide an easier option /
extra material for early
finisher
Variety in the methodological
strategies

MODEL EXCITEMENT
FOR LEARNING
Stimulate classes with
background music (BGM)
There can be many purpose for using BGM in
language teaching
Play it when students are tired, bored or
discourage
Selection of music reflects the culture of the
English speaking countries.
 Good Rapport/ Relationship

Make an effort to build good relation.

 A strong student teacher
relationship can make all the
difference in how successful a
student is.
 When the students likes and
respects the teacher, he/she will be
more willing to learn from them
Demonstrate positive Expectations

A Humane, Sensitive and confident atmosphere

 Talk to students humanely and sensitively
 Foment confidence in the classroom in order to have a warm and enjoyable
atmosphere
 Be approachable and supportive. While encouraging students to help each
other
 Create an atmosphere in which students are not afraid to ask and speak.
 Some students can feel so nervous that might forgot everything and their task
performance could fail
 Take your sense of humor

a) Provides motivation and enchance mood

and spirit
b) Decreases stress
c) Induces relaxation
 Summary

 Ways to motivate the students depands on the needs of the students.

 Students may seek Intrinsic or Extrinsic motivation.
 Motivation in learning influence by the society.
 The comfort environment or classroom also play roles.
 Teachers need to balance the material and activities.
 Use excitement model for learning. ( Music & Humor)