Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Students motivation centres around students’ desire to participate in the learning process. But is also concerns the reasons or goals that underlie their involvement or non-involvement in academic activities. Although students may be equally motivated to perform a task,the sources of their motivation may differ. A student who is intrinsically motivated undertakes an activity for its own sake,for the enjoyment accomplishment it evokes. Student with an intrinsic orientation also tend to prefer tasks that are moderately challenging. On the other hand, an extrinsically motivated student performs “in order to obtain some reward or avoid some punishment external to the activity itself”. In conclusion, we should always motivate ourselves intrinsically. It will make us more enjoy and motivated in the progress of learning and accomplishing a task.