Another salient issue to be considered is scaffolding whereby adult control those elements of the task that are essentially beyond the learner's capacity, thus permitting him to concentrate upon and complete only those elements that are within his range of competence. (Ross, 1976). Per se, it also strengthens Dewey’s notion of ‘directed living’ that students should draw from real life situations and engage in creativity and collaboration. This approach is more learner centered where learner autonomy is developed. When teachers relinquish control (without losing power) to the students, rather than promoting compliance with directives and commands, student engagement levels are likely to increase as a result (Reeve, Jang, Carrell, Jeon, & Barch,
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Nevid (2013) uses the term motivation to refer to factors that activate, direct and sustain goal-directed behaviour. Motives are the “whys” of behaviour- the needs or wants that drive behaviour and explain what we do. It is the stimulation of a desire on the part of the learner to master the subject matter or to react to a given situation. Franken (1994) uses the term to refer to “movement towards some kind of behaviour.” As a rule the term motivation refers to needs, goals and desires that spur an individual to action.
The purpose and importance of motivation should be clearly understood by teachers. The fundamental aim of motivation is to stimulate and to facilitate learning activity that needs to be motivated and guided towards desirable ends. Learning is self-initiated, but it must be aided by motives so that the learner will persist in the learning activity. It is important to get the learner into the state of readiness for it to increase the alertness, vigour and wholeheartedness of …show more content…
Maslow believes that every human being has several layers of needs, beginning at the base, each layer need must be met before someone can meet the needs of the next layer. He believes that we all have the potential to reach the highest layer but our journey is often disrupted with a failure to meet the needs required in the lower layers. This is because our society rewards motivation primarily based on esteem, love and other social needs. Each stage that is found in the hierarchy is applied to human beings and how they live. Considering Maslow’s theory, we can apply it to an educational context and more specifically to adolescents. All children have a set of needs, which if met with the help of parents, friends and teachers can help mould a child and build a good foundation for adulthood. If there is a deficiency in the needs or any are neglected it can result in hindering a child’s performance and behaviour in school. If we break the hierarchy down into its five stages we can evaluate the impact they have in the lives of children and their
Nevid (2013) uses the term motivation to refer to factors that activate, direct and sustain goal-directed behaviour. Motives are the “whys” of behaviour- the needs or wants that drive behaviour and explain what we do. It is the stimulation of a desire on the part of the learner to master the subject matter or to react to a given situation. Franken (1994) uses the term to refer to “movement towards some kind of behaviour.” As a rule the term motivation refers to needs, goals and desires that spur an individual to action.
The purpose and importance of motivation should be clearly understood by teachers. The fundamental aim of motivation is to stimulate and to facilitate learning activity that needs to be motivated and guided towards desirable ends. Learning is self-initiated, but it must be aided by motives so that the learner will persist in the learning activity. It is important to get the learner into the state of readiness for it to increase the alertness, vigour and wholeheartedness of …show more content…
Maslow believes that every human being has several layers of needs, beginning at the base, each layer need must be met before someone can meet the needs of the next layer. He believes that we all have the potential to reach the highest layer but our journey is often disrupted with a failure to meet the needs required in the lower layers. This is because our society rewards motivation primarily based on esteem, love and other social needs. Each stage that is found in the hierarchy is applied to human beings and how they live. Considering Maslow’s theory, we can apply it to an educational context and more specifically to adolescents. All children have a set of needs, which if met with the help of parents, friends and teachers can help mould a child and build a good foundation for adulthood. If there is a deficiency in the needs or any are neglected it can result in hindering a child’s performance and behaviour in school. If we break the hierarchy down into its five stages we can evaluate the impact they have in the lives of children and their