Motivation

Extrinsic Motivation

Intrinsic Motivation

Theories

• Self-Determination Theory: Motivated behaviours vary in the degree to which they are autonomous versus controlled.
• Goal-Setting Theory: Learners can increase performance by setting goals.
• Self-Efficacy Theory: How much a person believes in their own ability to accomplish a task.
• Attribution Theory: Learners aim to attribute outcomes to a cause which will affect future behaviours.
• Self-Worth Theory: Student will engage in behaviours with the goal of preserving self-worth.
• Achievement Goal Theory: Learners behaviours are a product of their focus on achieving goals.
• Achievement Goal Theory: Learners behaviours are a product of their focus on achieving goals.
  • Openness to experience
  • Conscientiousness
  • Extraversion
  • Agreeableness
  • Emotional stability
• Behaviourism Theory: Student will modify behaviours based on rewards and punishments.
• Perceptual Control Theory: Motivated behaviours vary in the degree to which they are autonomous versus controlled.
• Valence-Instrumentality-Expectancy Theory: Action is driven by a product of valence, instrumentality and expectancy.
• Expectancy Value Theory: Motivation is a product of expectancy and value.
  • The more a student values a task and the more they expect to do well will govern how motivated the student is.
• Drive Theory: Behaviour is driven by needs in order to satisfy them and bring the person to a stable state.
• Hierarchy of Needs Theory: Behaviour is driven by need for self-actualization once lower order basic needs are met.