Summary and content table
Headings Pages
Part 1
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation 4
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 5
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 5
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 6
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
Summary of the findings
References 8
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Headings Pages
Part 1
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation 4
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 5
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 5
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 6
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
Summary of the findings
References 8
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