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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
There are ten forms of motivation to stimulate students’ motivation as follows:
a. Mark
Mark is important because it symbolized students’ learning activities. A good mark is usually a strong motivation to the students. It obtains the higher
motivation the students’ possess. b.
Reward Reward is useful to motivate students. However, it does not work for some
students. c.
Competition Competition can trigger students to learn English in order to get a good result
in their study. They can realize their weakness and strength in English. d.
Ego-Involvement Ego-involvement makes the students realize how important their duty or their
assignment is. They can do it well, they will be proud of it. It will make the students motivated to do better.
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e. Test
Usually, the students will study more when they will face a test. f.
Knowing the Result Knowing the result of the students’ study will be motivated to improve their
study, in this case their reading comprehension. g.
Praise Praise is one of an effective and positive reinforcement to motivate and
improve students’ spirit, energy, and awareness in learning English. h.
Punishment Punishment can be effective to motivate the students if the teachers understand
the principles in giving it to their students. Besides, it can be said as a negative reinforcement if the teachers do not understand how to use it in order to
motivate and improve the students’ self-esteem. i.
Interest There are four things that can be done to evolve interest as follows:
1 Triggering needs
2 Relating interest to the students’ prior knowledge
3 Giving opportunities to obtain a good result
4 Applying a various teaching techniques
j. Goals
If the students understanding the goals clearly, they will be triggered to study continuously to achieve the goals, in this case, their English reading
comprehension Sardiman, 1994: 91.
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6. The Functions of Motivation
