How to motivate students for studies ?
By dholey
@dholey (1383)
India
October 19, 2009 1:13am CST
now oct is about to over, and after 3 and half months the HSC students will face examination, as a teacher and parent i want to learn how can we motivate our students/ children to concentrate on studies, ur ideas, views and experience will help me and many parents and teacher to motivate their children....
3 responses
@R_amy26 (11)
• Philippines
19 Oct 09
hi.. i'am a professional elementary teacher too... but i don't have experince in teaching... Since i learn this in my college days i want to share it to you! Many teacher's use this strategy, for example before the exam motivate them in rewarding the student who will get a highest score. make a margin like 95% or more.. let say a grade 1 pupil, "ok class, if you have a high score i will treat you to Mc'donalds or i will buy a toy" then who will get a lowest score will get an egg..lols... here in Philippines Mc'donalds is just a very much big reward unlike in pupils who are in high class....
@LdeL0318 (6400)
• Philippines
19 Oct 09
Well that was fine, but I do hope it won't lead to bribery. As a teacher, I know it is important to make your students be motivated intrinsically rather than extrinsically. Extrinsic motivation comes from those of what you are suggesting. It is good but not all the time, because the children once they get used to it will not anymore be motivated without it. But if the motivation is intrinsic, meaning the motivation comes from their own will, you know very well that students will be eager to learn on their own. I remember during our practicum before, one of our professors suggested that we should not always give material things to students because once they get used to it they will ask you for more and won't do without that.
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@fezman (260)
• Australia
19 Oct 09
well im not a teacher, nor a student, but i did go to high school and did several tafe courses during and after, i can remember high school quite well- kids\students have to be interested in the subject way before you can even hope of gaining their attention, if not, you have some serious problems on your hands.
if they are interested, i find when you alternate your voice patterns and put emphasis in certain things and or walk around and touch them gently on the shoulder (if thats allowed anymore!)
or if you have time to organise it, offer a little reward? if certain criteria is met through the class, sounds childish, but even i look forward to a treat every now and again! hope some of this helps!
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@fezman (260)
• Australia
19 Oct 09
ah yes, phsycological! thats what i meant! (ha)
yes this can be an affective tool, but you must use it wisely, and think about the ramifications if something backfires!
eg, 1-: free bag of sugar lollies for most input, winner is a diabetic!
2-: you know someone who owns a gym and they give a couple of vouchers to you and you use them, the winner could\is overweight (pyschologicaly and physically challenges them to actually give input\output!)
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@LdeL0318 (6400)
• Philippines
19 Oct 09
I am a teacher also. I must admit that motivating students is one of the hardest thing to do. We know that motivating them will do a lot for them to be able to learn the lesson. It is said that grades itself is a motivation to them. Having a high grades will get them motivated to study. But then not all students think the same. Some don't even care about their grades. What I am doing is I try to relate everything on the students interest. I go down to their level so that they won't think that the lesson was too hard.
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