CSP4801
Assignment number: 04
Year: 2022
, Summary and content table
Part 1
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic motivation is the natural human tendency to seek out and conquer challenges
as one pursues personal interests and exercise our capabilities.
Extrinsic motivation to get learners to do something to earn to earn a grade, avoid
punishment, please the Mathematics and English First Additional language teacher, or
for some other reason that has very little to do with the task itself.
General Approaches to Motivation
1. Behavioural approaches to motivation.
2. Humanistic approaches to motivation.
3. Social cognitive theories.
4. Cognitive approaches to motivation.
5. Socio-cultural conceptions of motivation.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs is one of the best-known theories of motivation.
Maslow's theory states that our actions are motivated by certain physiological and
psychological needs that progress from basic to complex. Maslow (1968) called the four
lower-level needs—for survival, then safety, followed by belonging, and then self-
esteem—deficiency needs. When these needs are satisfied, the motivation for fulfilling
them decreases.
Self-Determination
Self-determination in the classroom
Information and control
Needs: Lessons for Teachers
, The need for relatedness
Part 2
1. Title:
2. Number of students in class: 30
3. Number of students interviewed: 25 Boys 8 Girls 17
4. Surveys and interviews.
5. Findings Table with interview results
Assignment number: 04
Year: 2022
, Summary and content table
Part 1
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic motivation is the natural human tendency to seek out and conquer challenges
as one pursues personal interests and exercise our capabilities.
Extrinsic motivation to get learners to do something to earn to earn a grade, avoid
punishment, please the Mathematics and English First Additional language teacher, or
for some other reason that has very little to do with the task itself.
General Approaches to Motivation
1. Behavioural approaches to motivation.
2. Humanistic approaches to motivation.
3. Social cognitive theories.
4. Cognitive approaches to motivation.
5. Socio-cultural conceptions of motivation.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs is one of the best-known theories of motivation.
Maslow's theory states that our actions are motivated by certain physiological and
psychological needs that progress from basic to complex. Maslow (1968) called the four
lower-level needs—for survival, then safety, followed by belonging, and then self-
esteem—deficiency needs. When these needs are satisfied, the motivation for fulfilling
them decreases.
Self-Determination
Self-determination in the classroom
Information and control
Needs: Lessons for Teachers
, The need for relatedness
Part 2
1. Title:
2. Number of students in class: 30
3. Number of students interviewed: 25 Boys 8 Girls 17
4. Surveys and interviews.
5. Findings Table with interview results
