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1. Learner’s need to know Why /What /How

2. Self-concept of the learner Autonomous Self-directed

3. Prior experience of the learner Resource Mental models

4. Readiness to learn Life related Developmental task

5. Orientation to learning Problem solving Contextual

6. Motivation to learn Intrinsic value Personal payoff

GOALS AND PURPOSES FOR LEARNING

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CORE ADULT LEARNING PRINCIPLES

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Motivation to Learn (6)

• Why people do what they do?

• The concept of motivation explains just that

• The definition varies depending on the discipline and orientation

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N e u r o s c i e n c e o f f e r s a b i o l o g i c a l p e r s p e c t i v e :

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M OT I VAT I O N I S M Y S T E R I O U S

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What do we exhibit when motivated ?

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EFFORT

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Why is Motivation important?

Motivated person exceeds the less-motivated person in performance and outcome even when both have similar capability and the same opportunity.

There is a substantial evidence that motivation is consistently positively related to educational achievement Benchmark analysis - 40 studies

Sample size 637,000 students

98% of the correlations between motivation and academic achievement were positive

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• Psychologically and biologically, motivation and learning are inseparable (Zull, 2002)

• It is way easier to understand what you want to understand

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“One cannot explain things to unfriendly people” (Freud, 1955)

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Besides motivation, what else is necessary for learning?

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What is the one significant factor that influences our motivation?

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•Wlodkowski (1990, 2008) identified the complexity and importance of the relationship between motivation and culture in terms of adult learning

• Instructors need a model that respects the inseparability of motivation and culture

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Creating a learning atmosphere in which and teachers feel respected and connected to one another.

Creating a favorable disposition toward the learning experience through personal relevance and volition.

Creating challenging and engaging learning experiences that include learners’ perspectives and values.

Creating anunderstanding that learners are effective in learning something they value.

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What could be the most important thing when it comes to individual’s

learning process?

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