Motivation to learn may be intrinsic or extrinsic
(Biehler and Snowman, 1997; Deci et al., 1991;
Good and Brophy, 1995). Individuals with intrinsic
motivation respond to internal needs such as personal interest in a subject, satisfaction or enjoyment in a learning task that is inherently interesting
while those with extrinsic motivation respond to
external rewards. Such rewards include a teacher’s
praise and approval of their participation in a lesson, encouragement and positive feedback on
task performance.