Which of the following kind of goal-setting will intrinsically motivate students for learning?

Which of the following kind of goal-setting will intrinsically motivate students for learning? Correct Answer Self-directed

Motivation encourages a learner to work in a specific direction to achieve a particular goal. It helps in channelizing the focus of the student to achieve the target.

Key Points

There are many methods of motivating the learners which can either be categorized into extrinsic or intrinsic types of motivation.

  • Extrinsic motivation refers to the performance of an activity in order to attain an outcome and comes from outside of the individual. 
    • Example: Motivation by parents, teachers, society, peer groups, etc.
  • Intrinsic motivation refers to motivation that is driven by an interest in the task itself and exists within the individual. 
    • Example: Motivation by self, motivation by curiosity, etc.
  • ​So Option (1) is the correct answer.

Important Points

 Characteristics of Intrinsic motivation are:

  • Intrinsic motivation is an inner drive that propels a person to pursue an activity, not for external rewards.
  • An intrinsically motivated activity will always be rewarded due to the direct relationship between the activity and the goal.
  • An intrinsically motivated person will work on a solution to a problem because the challenge of finding a solution provides a sense of pleasure.
  • Set challenges, interests, and Purpose are some methods to increase intrinsic motivation.

Related Questions

Each question below is followed by two statements I and II. You have to determine whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose the best possible answer. What is the average weight of new students added? I. In a class 60% students are male and there average weight is 15 kg more than the female students, 9 males and 6 new female students joined the class and the average weight of the class increased by 0.84 II. Total male students in the class is 12 more than female students adding 9 male students to the class increases the average weight of male students by 1 kg and adding 6 female students increases the average weight of female students by 0.6.