Monday, April 18, 2011

Importance

Ormrod (2008, p. 453) cites the following as "general effects of motivation:"
  • An increase in one's vigor and activity
  • Increased incidence of setting and striving toward attaining goals
  • Personal initiation and persistence of tasks
  • Enhancement of attention, meaningful learning, and active thinking which all lead to a more successful learning experience              


These points combine to produce the result of why motivation is important:  motivation spurs a person to set a goal, initiate movement in the direction of the goal, and persist regardless of failures and setbacks.

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