The Aspects of Motivation The Types of Motivation

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e. Need for self-actualization:

Maslow regards this as the highest need in his hierarchy. It is the drive to become what one is capable of becoming; it includes growth, achieving one’s potential, and self-fulfillment. It is to maximize one’s potential and to accomplish something http:www.oppapers.comessaysTheories- Motivations104762.

3. The Aspects of Motivation

There are two aspects of motivation stated by Hamalik, they are: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation 2003:112. Intrinsic motivation is called as pure motivation, real motivation, or sound motivation. This motivation comes from the students’ needs to achieve certain goals, whereas, extrinsic motivation comes from factors outside the learning and teaching situation like marks, prize, or rewards. Paya in his article What is Motivation 2003: 2 explains the aspects of motivation as follows: a. The intrinsic motivation is the motivation to act for the sake of the activity alone. For example: people have intrinsic motivation to write poetry, if they do it simply because they enjoy it. b. The extrinsic motivation, on the other hand, is the motivation to act for external rewards. For example: people have extrinsic motivation to write if they do so in the hope of getting published, being famous, or making money. commit to user 43 c. The both or incentives motivation is an incentive is an environmental stimulus that pulls people to act in a particular way. Getting an A on an exam to be an incentive that pulls a student toward studying http:homepages.socialpsycology.ac.ukFrasisco.R.PayaWhat-Is-Motivation distance.htm. In line with Paya and Hamalik, Elliot in Educational Psychology: Effective Teaching Effective Learning explains intrinsic or internally motivation means the desire to learn coming from students themselves without the need for external inducement. Obviously, intrinsic or internally motivation is an ideal state because it can result in considerable learning and a minimum of discipline problems, whereas, extrinsic motivation means the desire to learn coming from rewards and external inducement 2000: 333.

4. The Types of Motivation

There are seven types of motivation stated by Ken Shah and Param J. Shah 2008, as follows: a. Achievement Motivation It is the drive to pursue and attain goals. An individual with achievement motivation wishes to achieve objectives and advance up on the ladder of success. Here, accomplishment is important for its own shake and not for the rewards that accompany it. It is similar to ‘Kaizen’ approach of Japanese Management. commit to user 44 b. Affiliation Motivation It is a drive to relate to people on a social basis. Persons with affiliation motivation perform work better when they are complimented for their favorable attitudes and co-operation. c. Competence Motivation It is the drive to be good at something, allowing the individual to perform high quality work. Competence motivated people seek job mastery, take pride in developing and using their problem-solving skills and strive to be creative when confronted with obstacles. They learn from their experience. d. Power Motivation It is the drive to influence people and change situations. Power motivated people wish to create an impact on their organization and are willing to take risks to do so. e. Attitude Motivation Attitude motivation is how people think and feel. It is their self confidence, their belief in themselves, their attitude to life. It is how they feel about the future and how they react to the past. f. Incentive Motivation It is where a person or a team reaps a reward from an activity. It is “You do this and you get that”, attitude. It is the types of awards and prizes that drive people to work a little harder. commit to user 45 g. Fear Motivation Fear motivation coercions a person to act against will. It is instantaneous and gets the job done quickly. It is helpful in the short run http:www.laynetsworks.comTheories-of-Motivation.html.

5. The Forms of Motivation