Amotivation and the Path to Intrinsic Motivation

1. Students with Amotivation tend to not feel excited with learning and will be less engaged with a subject.

1.1. When Students have more autonomous support, students then can begin to develop more intrinsic motivation.

1.1.1. It is important for students to develop learning goals. Learning goals can motivate students to want to learn something new. Developing good student goals can make a student become interested, having fun in class, and to enjoy new learning.

1.1.2. Parents who show autonomy support can increase a student's perception on learning and can increase their self-esteem and self-efficacy.

1.1.3. Thus, as student can now obtain:

1.1.4. Intrinsic Motivation

1.1.4.1. Behavioral Engagement-refers to the students' participation and involvement in school activities, academic, social or extracurricular (Fredricks et al., 2004).

1.1.4.1.1. Intrinsic motivation has its greatest impact on achievement indirectly through the classroom

1.1.4.1.2. Behavioral Engagement includes paying attention in class, expending effort, participating in discussions, and persisting on tasks

1.1.4.1.3. In conclusion, a student who has intrinsic motivation predicts engagement, which in turn, predicts academic performance.....

1.1.4.1.4. ACHIEVEMENT

2. 3 SDT Methods for Increasing Autonomous Motivation

2.1. 1. Control One's own behavior

2.2. 2. Taking responsibility for one's own behavior

2.3. 3. Determining actions based on internal values and goals

3. 3 Non-SDT Methods for Increasing Autonomous Motivation

3.1. 1. Listen to students and understand where they are coming from

3.2. 2. Giving a student or students an opportunity to talk

3.3. 3. Offering progress-enabling hints when students seem stuck

4. Three Universal Psychological Needs

4.1. 1. Autonomy

4.2. 2. Competence

4.3. 3. Relatedness