What Is The Meaning Of Motivation

What Is the Meaning Of Motivation and please also tell its advantages and disadvantages so that have idea about it?

I will tell you the meaning of Motivation and will also tell you advantages and disadvantages so that you can go through it easily.

The Motivation is a theoretical construct used to explain behavior. It represents the reasons for people's actions, desires, and needs.

Motivation can also be defined as one's direction to behavior, or what causes a person to want to repeat a behavior and vice versa

Types of Theories and modal

Natural vs. Rational based on whether the underlying theory of human Cognition is based on natural forces (drives, needs, desires) or some kind of rationality (instrumentality, meaningfulness, self-identity).

Content vs. Process based on whether the focus is on the content ("what") motivates vs process ("how") motivation takes place.

Here are the advantages and disadvantages

Advantages
Intrinsic motivation can be long-lasting and self-sustaining.

Efforts to build this kind of motivation are also typically efforts at promoting student learning.

Such efforts often focus on the subject rather than rewards or punishments.

Disadvantages
Efforts at fostering intrinsic motivation can be slow to affect behavior and can require special and lengthy preparation.

Students are individuals, so a variety of approaches may be needed to motivate different students. It is often helpful to know what interests one’s students in order to connect these interests with the subject matter.

This requires getting to know one’s students. Also, it helps if the instructor is interested in the subject

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