Sources of Intrinsic Motivation
Perhaps you notice right away that your students possess the what's-in-it-for- me attitude and want rewards for achievements. What can you do to slowly build their motivation to succeed, if only for the sense of Consider the following strategies.
Give Learners Control and Choice
Control over choices increases students' vesting in the process of learning because it is now their process as much as yours. Let learners control as much aspossible within your framework of appropriate structure and guidelines. Creativity and choice allow learners to express themselves and feel valued, which results in less stress and more motivation. Here are examples of what you can allow them to shoose
o how they will learn a topic (e.g.. read, watch a DVD, do Internet research)
o who they will learn it with (e.g., a study buddy, by themselves)
o when and how the be assessed (you give a choice of days that you approve)