Print this and write three reasons you want to learn:
focus on your needs, curiosity, pleasure
1.
2.
3.
Post on your wallboard, or in your notebook
diary.
Studies have found that you will
| put in more effort |
try different ways to succeed |
| be more persistent |
learn more deeply |
|
if you are intrinsically* motivated. |
* Intrinsic motivation is
your
motivation,
and includes your goals, your values, and your interests. This is what turns
you on!
Examples:
I want to learn to type faster to communicate with my friends.
I want to learn about Africa to learn about my family's history.
I want to work and learn in a ski shop to ski better.
I want to learn joinery to make my stereo cabinet.
3:
Extrinsic motivation |
Motivation index
See also:
Intrinsic components of motivation
Empowerment, self-control, self-concept, cultural
sensitivity, social sensitivity
Resiliency Canada. n.d., Intrinsic Components. In
Resiliency Canada. Retrieved October 26, 2008, from
http://www.resiliencycanada.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=42.
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