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 The role of motivation:

I read an article about the role of motivation in learning, 

Why is motivation important?

First and foremost, motivation is an orientation towards learning. Therefore, it impacts how likely a student is either to give up or push forward, and how thoughtful their reflection on their learning will be. The deeper the motivation for pursuing an activity, the more likely that the student will not accept easy answers to complex questions. In short, intrinsic motivation fosters strong and flexible critical thinking skills. 

Furthermore motivation fosters creativity, critical thinking, resilience and self assurance.

How do we cultivate motivation?

By practising Growth mindset, Encourage self efficacy, Normalise the struggle, Minimise the struggle when there is one right answer,Develop optimally challenging mastery oriented goals, Create quiet space, Avoid tangible rewards, Acknowledge but don't dwell in the potential hurdles and measure motivation.

However, on a fortnightly or monthly basis, teachers can informally gauge student motivation by asking the following questions:

 

Panorama self user guide 

I found this article very use to nudge learners motivation by developing their sense of competency and control over their learning, as well as doing what we can to draw students in with interesting content.Also will going to self user guide question to assess their well being and motivation.