By Irshad nAREJO

Motivation in the

classroom

Motivation is a crucial element to the

learning process. Classroom motivation

is useful for for teaching all students to

learn. strategies can help teachers

actively engage students and

encourage them to learn and interact

positively with other students in the

learning process.

Strategies of Motivation

Develop a personal relationship with your students feel at ease in the classroom and like their teacher. Teacher should a positive relationship with students which should be on academic as well as personal level.

Create a pleasant and supportive atmosphere in the classroom

Accept mistakes as a natural part of learning.

Encourage positive self-evaluation

Learning is a collaborative effort. Allow students to work on a project with a partner or a team.

Make learning stimulating and enjoyable for the learner by making the tasks more interesting Discuss the topics that are challenging, have interesting and relevant content, engage the learner’s fantasy .

Cooperation and collaboration with strong and week learners must be encouraged

Must avoid labeling learners as ‘slow’ ’weak’ or ’better’ than others

Make the curriculum and teaching materials

relevant to students

Relate the subjects to everyday experiences

Learning a collaborative effort. Allow students to

work on a project with a partner or a team.

Create excitement when introducing new ideas

and concepts. Allow students to see how the

new lesson relates to their lives. Provide real

world examples when possible. Involve students

in teaching whenever you can.

Use rewards and grades in a motivating manner

Rewards and grades can do a great deal of damage.

Grades should reflect learner effort and improvement and not just achievement levels Continuous assessment and self and peer evaluation procedures should be encouraged.

Rewards and grades can do a great deal of damage.

Remove or reduce anxiety-provoking environment.

Teachers must avoid competition, with successful and unsuccessful learners .

The teacher should plan class time for

students to prove and give feedback on

the work of peers. This is one way to

improve the quality student-generated

work encourages confidence in producing

this level of work .

If teachers assign homework but do not

review it or use it, students will stop doing it.

Quality homework assignments facilitate the

learning necessary to attain required

knowledge.

Provide learners with regular experiences of

success Building self-esteem and self-

confidence is an important aspect of classroom

motivation.

Creating multiple opportunities for students to

experience success is also very vital academic

achievement.

Make the effort to take an interest in your

students as individuals. Knowing about them,

their interests, and what they are doing outside

of your class can have a powerful effect.

Realize that each student is an individual

and, as such, no two students will be

motivated in exactly the same way. Some

need more encouragement and different

techniques than others.

Along with the use of diagrams, graphs

and charts, visual aids require that the

students actively engage their senses in

order to comprehend the lessons being

taught.

The teacher should motivate students to

develop interest for participate in the extra

curricular activities.

• Promote effort attribution

• Pass along compliments

• Provide regular feedback about progress

• Provide regular feedback about areas they should

concentrate on

• Encourage students’ self-assessment.

• Increase expectancy of success.

• Retain a positive social image.

Thank you