It is just a thought It is just a thought away!away!

MORIKA JORO GEORGIEVA

ELENA MILENOVA IVANOVA

ELIZA VALENTINOVA ENEVA

KATRIN NIKOLAEVA KIOSEVA

BULGARIA

Motivation is an invisible force which controls and provokes all people’s activities. It includes organization, discipline and singleness of the behavior for achieving a particular result. Motivation is a state which can be temporary or constant and in its basics stand humans’ instincts as well as more highly developed ones – desires and aims.

Extrinsic motivation Extrinsic motivation ( ( SOMEONE ELSESOMEONE ELSE wants you to wants you to do it)do it)It includes:It includes: Society’s influenceSociety’s influence - Government- Government - Ministry of Education- Ministry of Education - Council- Council - Inspectorate- Inspectorate - M- Management anagement - Pedagogical council- Pedagogical council - Students’ council- Students’ council Family’s influenceFamily’s influence – positive or negative – positive or negative Material stimulus Material stimulus – scholarships; prizes– scholarships; prizes EnvironmentEnvironment – educational environment; – educational environment; social groups; peers; material base social groups; peers; material base

Intrinsic motivation Intrinsic motivation ( ( YOUYOU want to do it ) want to do it )

It includes:It includes: Striving for receiving knowledge Striving for receiving knowledge Self – potential realizationSelf – potential realization Higher achievements Higher achievements

Self – motivation techniquesSelf – motivation techniques

Set a targetVisualize the desired outcomesSet milestonesUse visual indicators

One possible way to motivation

Here are some life rules for Here are some life rules for self-motivation:self-motivation:

Be active.Be active. Don’t put off, don’t plan future problems, Don’t put off, don’t plan future problems,

solve them at their beginning.solve them at their beginning. Ideas require performance, not only Ideas require performance, not only

inspiration. inspiration. Face your fears so that you fight them.Face your fears so that you fight them. Don’t put off the coming, Don’t put off the coming,

“Some other time” = failure; never do “Some other time” = failure; never do that !that !

What motivates you ?

35%

25%

20%

10%

10%

My friends

Nothing, it's just an obligation

Desire of successful realization

Lack of other activities

It's interesting; I have something new to learn

Poll results:

What would motivate you?

30%

25%

25%

10%5%

special attention to the students that are gifted at particular subjectsopportunity to choose on subjects that are interesting for them less examinationsbetter basehigher scholarships

Poll results:

What do students say about being motivated to go to school?

“ I hope that I will be able to provide my children with a good and secure life after I have found good career prospects.”

“ I don’t want to disappoint my parents. I want them to be proud of me one day.”

“ What would motivate me is if teachers are more understanding.”

“ I would be more motivated if there was some kind of system of rules that borders the requirements to be equally good at everything.“

“ It would be best if there were clear and exact standards of judgment which are valid for everyone.”

“ I go to school mainly to be among my friends, to socialize.”

“ A great idea would be to have guidance counselors who will be able to help us in any moment to find the right way for development in life.”

What demotivates you?

That we don’t know the practical use of what we learn.

The old-fashioned methods of teaching.

The lack of guidance counselors to help us decide on our professional orientation.

There is no shortcut to where you want to go, but at least you can try.

If you don’t know where you have headed, you will go somewhere else.

Life is a journey with a goal. I may go slowly, but never backwards. Only the one who swims upstream will find the

spring. Only the one who goes with the flow will see where the river ends.

Never cut what you can untie. Everyone CAN when they HAVE TO. Those who let themselves waste even a part of

their time, haven’t realized how precious life is. Turn your eyes on what you can do, not on what

you can’t change. When you change your way of thinking, the world

changes too.

Poll, considering transferable skills

The results from another interview, conducted among students and teachers 3 years ago, have shown that the most important transferable skills are the following:

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A B C D E

students

teachers

Behavioral competency

students’ opinion Coping with difficulties Patience and diligence

in work Persuasion Successful negotiation Validation of other

people’s work Solving conflicts Support and

encouraging Responding the needs

of work environment

teachers’ opinion Usage of new

informational sources and technologies

Work valuation Planning and organizing Expressing your

personality confidently and creatively

Summarizing and analyzing information

Public speaking

Behavioral competency Behavioral competency refers to necessary

personal features for: leadership, orientation to achievements, strategic perspective, etc.

Work competency refers to our expectations of task execution , to standards and results , which have to be achieved during the performance of certain roles .This type of competency is mainly connected with the consequence ,rather than the effort .

Regular basis in relation between students and teachers

school

studentsinstitutions

parents

Delegation of responsibilities

Dealing with multiple tasks and establishing priorities

Setting and achieving goals

Finding different solutions for a problem and making the best choice

Traditional relations scheme

parents

students school

Complete, Formally regulated , Constant

Mutual activity between school and parents - Poll

Analysis of the poll results shows conclusive agreement between teachers and parents on the following statements:

The interaction between school and parents is occasional , unsatisfying and poorly effective .

The cooperation between school and parents is desirable and necessary

Will for realization should be strongly stimulated

Project regulating the missing ,broken and incomplete relations (bonds) based

on required skills

Behavioral skills

students

school

parents institutions

missing

broken

incomplete

The quality system demands exact and clear rules .

The school rules should include the definition and regulation of the relations between the four subjects .

We suggest a scheme improving the bonds in order to create conditions to acquire the competencies , necessary for people nowadays.

Links allowing the acquiring of social competency

studentsYouth Regional Council Students Council

School/Formal relations/

Extracurricular activities

and projects work

teachers

Pedagogical Counselor

parents

Parents council

State institutions

Non governmentorganizations

Relations creating conditions for acquisition of

work competency

schools/formal relations/

Extracurricular activities

Teachers

Career counselor

parents

Parents council

State institutions

Non governmentorganizations

Pedagogical councilor ,psychologist

Youth regional council

studentsStudents council

Useful rules should be based on…

In every school rulebook the roles, aims and tasks of the four subjects should be clearly defined.

The rulebook should not put an accent on the obligations and rights , but on freedom of choice , initiative and encouragement.

In conclusion…

Forms of incessant dialog Forms of incessant dialog between subjects of the between subjects of the

educational process should educational process should be found. be found.