1. DEVELOPING, MONITORING AND MAINTAINING
PRODUCTIVE PUPIL BEHAVIOUR

2. DEFINITION
Motivation is an inner drive that arouses pupils,
steers them with in particular directions, goals or
tasks and cause them to be persistent in trying to
achieve the goals or completing the task
successfully.
(Lenin&Nolan,1991)

3. Motivation
Positive
Pay attention to
the class
Involve actively
in lesson
Have confidence
to succeed
Negative
Aim to only do
enough to avoid
failure
Have little
confidence
Have lower
interest in lesson

4. Type of
motivation
Intrinsic Extrinsic

5. INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
Involves engaging in a behavior because it is
personally rewarding; essentially, performing
an activity for its own sake rather than the
desire for some external reward.

6. Examples of behaviors that are the result of intrinsic
motivation include:
• Participating in a sport because you find the activity
enjoyable
• Solving a word puzzle because you find the challenge fun
and interesting
• Playing a game because you find it exciting

7. EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION
occurs when we are motivated to perform a
behavior or engage in an activity in order to
earn a reward or avoid a punishment.
the behavior is motivated by a desire to gain a
reward or avoid a negative outcome.

8. Examples of behaviors that are the result of extrinsic
motivation include:
• Studying because you want to get a good grade
• Cleaning your room to avoid being reprimanded by your
parents
• Participating in a sport in order to win awards
• Competing in a contest in order to win a scholarship

9. WAYS TO MOTIVATE PUPILS
• Pupils Interest
• Relate teaching and learning materials to pupils
interest in life outside school
• Design variety of activities which pupils enjoy such
as simulation, group work, video viewing, games to
avoid boredom

10. • Pupil Needs
• Create activities that provide ample
opportunities for pupils to meet some of their
basic human needs such as self belonging
and self-esteem through group work and pair
work

11. • Success
• Create success for pupils by designing activities
that are manageable within the time duration
given and according to pupils’ ability level
• Ensure pupils experience success by making
learning goals or objectives clear and teaching
content of the lesson clearly in small steps

12. • Tension
• Create a moderate amount of tension to
enhance motivation and increase pupil
learning. When there is no tension in the
learning situation, pupils tend to be relaxed
and not serious about learning.

13. • Feedback
• Give specific feedback to pupils soon after of
at the time of performance or presentation.
• These feedback allow pupils to keep track of
their own progress over time.