What is Motivation

Motivation is a function of the value one places on a technology.

Is the reason or momentum that guide learners towards achieving or not achieving targets. The learners will choose to do or do not do certain things, behave in a certain way, interpret things in a certain way that affect the learners’ goals.

Is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors.

The psychological process based on the attention, relevance, confidence and satisfaction model that determines a learner’s behaviour, actions. It was measured using Students’ Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ).

A term to describe underlying reasons to explain human behaviors. Scholars have differentiated two types of motivation, such as intrinsic or extrinsic.

As defined in this chapter, ‘the desire to do something’ (Tan, 2012 AU106: The in-text citation "Tan, 2012" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ).

The amount of effort salespeople is willing to spend in sales functions.

The stimulus an individual has to satisfy a need by carrying out the actions necessary to achieve the desired objectives.

Defined as the amount of effort one is willing to put in a given task.

Motivation is defined as the participants' positive or negative motivation to transfer the PD program’s instructional techniques into their own instruction. This definition includes the participants' performance expectations and their outcome expectations.

Motivation pertains to the general desire or willingness of a student to engage with peers, teacher, and content while enrolled in a course of study.

It is a force that determines the reason why an individual starts and continuous a particular behavior, like, for example, learning.

It refers to a psychological condition that stimulates a person to act toward a desired goal because of personal desire for various reasons.

An empowering source for people to overcome obstacles and perform at high levels in order to change, the expected change in this context is learning new knowledge, skills or attitude.

The drive for someone to pursue a particular task.

Motivation is an individual’s positive attitude towards a studied language as evidenced by his or her willingness to use the L2 for communication, or to achieve personal goals.

The process of using internal forces to engage in a goal-directed activity is known as motivation. To study and perform well, students need intrinsic motivation, which comes from one’s interest and extrinsic motivation, which comes from one’s environment.

Forces acting on or within an individual that determine his behaviour.

An internal state that drives individuals towards specific objectives, resulting in purposeful actions.

Internal and external factors that stimulate to attain a goal.

An influence, such as an attitude or knowledge, that influences someone to act.

Force that can direct behavior.

The process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors.

An influence that drives an action; the reason one acts or fails to act.

From a language learning perspective, it refers to the amount of psychological effort learners are willing to put forth towards learning the language.

A willingness, enthusiasm, or desire to complete a task.

The state when someone desires or is willing to do something.

The act or an instance of motivating, arousing desire to do, creating interest or drive by incentive or inducement. It is also a psychological that arouses, sustains and regulates human behavior.

The process that stirs an individual's drive to complete a work.

Process that initiates, guides and maintains a certain human behaviour. Different psychological theories try to explain and determine the factors that characterise motivation, usually considering different factors intrinsic and extrinsic to the subject.

Is a self-determined behavior to engage in and to devote a persistent effort at a particular activity

Emotional response of tourists to receiving a product or service that determines future actions.

Taken here to comprise persistence, engagement, and enjoyment.

An internal state of people that in some cases explains why a student begins, continues, and concludes any learning process.

The state of being motivated; having a desire or willingness to act.

The desire to create a behavior for the pleasure of making it.

The reason(s) for acting in a specific way, for example, individual needs, desires, wants, or drives.

The impetus of an individual to engage in an activity.

Motivation is an energizing force directed toward a specific target considered to explain behavior.

Motivation represents the process by which individuals feel pushed or pulled to engage in a task or work to achieve a goal.

The willingness to act in a certain way or perform a certain task, including the reasons for that willingness.

Motivation refers to the initiation, direction, intensity, and persistence of behavior. It is having desire, intentions, and needs that determine human behavior.

Strategies for encouraging active learning and authentic participation.

The process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviours. It is the driving force behind human actions.

Something attributed to people that explains the reason for their actions; in this context, often broken down into sub-categories such as ludic or representational.

The act or an instance of motivating, arousing desire to do, creating interest or drive by incentive or inducement. It is also a psychological that arouses, sustains, and regulates human behavior.

The internal conditions of an individual that result in the pursuit of specific goals (Keller, 2009 p. 12).

Refers to the amount of effort a salesperson is willing to expend in the sales function. Some salespersons are self-motivated, where others need to be motivated to perform.

The general desire or willingness of someone to succeed.

Process by which a person feels the wish to start an activity directed towards a particular goal or aim, chooses to begin, engages with the activity and sustains it through time.

A bi-dimensional force since it can imply desire or aversion toward an experience. It is conditioned intrinsically, by internal factors related to the individual, and extrinsically, by external factors acting on the individual.

Intimate state of the person that drives him to develop actions to achieve his goals.

Internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job, role or subject, or to make an effort to attain a goal.

It is the process of learners’ acting with their own desires and wishes to achieve a specific goal.

Motivation is the push of the mental forces to accomplish an action.

It is the desire of a person to be able to and to continue the behavior at the point of reaching a goal.

Motivation can be defined as an internal drive that activates behavior and gives it direction.

The stimulus or incentive created to satisfy a necessity or a want.

An individual's willingness to engage and persist in a task.

Predisposition to participate in an activity.

The expression ‘motivation’ in the present study refers to the persons aroused desire for participation in the learning process and perform at high level of competence. This construct was operationalised using an achievement motivation inventory constructed by the present inesigators (Muthee, murungi and Thomas, 2009 AU55: The in-text citation "Thomas, 2009" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ) The tool measured four different aspects related to academic motivation, viz., (1) motivation for achievement (2) inner resources of the learner (3) interpersonal strengths in learners and (4) work habits.

A dynamic mental state associated with the desire and willingness to exert effort towards the achievement of a goal. A motivated person is one that strives to achieve his/her aim, be it short or long term. Being a mental state, motivation is a function of the person, but being a dynamic state, it is also a function of the situation. According to Atkinson & Feather (1966), a student’s motivation to invest time and effort in learning depends on his or her expectations of success and on the perceived value of good achievement. Some authors, such as Kuhl (2000), see lack of motivation like a consequence, rather than a cause, of performance deficits that occur when people repeatedly face failure. This leads to the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The former is when people engage in an activity because they like it or they are deeply interested in it. The latter has to do with obtaining external rewards like praise, money or good grades, as well as avoiding punishment or damage. In general, intrinsic motivation leads to deep learning, while extrinsic motivation might entail rote or performance oriented-learning. However, the potential of extrinsic motivation should not be underestimated because intrinsic motivation is easily endangered by many external factors, such as for example the need for money.

Factors that provide inspiration to achieve the goals.

The reason for people’s actions and decisions. It can be positive, as when we do something because we feel a positive stimulus or negative, as when we do something because we want to avoid another thing.

The reason of why a person does something.

Attitude of a person that helps to perform tasks in a different state of mind.

The motive, emotion that drives a person towards a specific purpose.

The ability of the learner to put effort into learning.

A person’s willingness to do something.

Refers to inferences to have a positive learning behaviours.

It is a term derived from the Latin word “movere” and denoting the act of moving.

This term encompasses several different theories and areas of research, from self-efficacy to self-regulation to innumerable other aspects of the teaching and learning cognitive support process, as well as better understanding how the learner thinks about herself or himself as capable of learning and their internal view of their ability to succeed.

A state that initiates or maintains a person's behavior toward the achievement of a particular goal or end.

Motivation is the push of the mental forces to accomplish an action.

Peoples’ striving for satisfaction of psychological or material needs.

Motivation is a key factor for an individual’s engagement in an activity. It is defined as the willingness or desire to satisfy a need or to engage in an activity. According to Rosemary Garris and her colleagues (2002), “motivation refers to an individual’s choice to engage in an activity and the intensity of effort or persistence in that activity” (p. 451, cited in Pintrich & Schrauben, 1992; Wolters, 1998). The two types of motivation commonly recognized in the literature are intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

The act or an instance of motivating, arousing desire to do, creating interest or drive by incentive or inducement. It is also a psychological that arouses, sustains and regulates human behaviour.

Motivation is an important aspect that encourages employees to give their best performance and help in reaching organizational goals.

One’s direction towards a specific behavior.

Motivation refers to the will to strive towards certain goals. In the self-determination theory, motivation is divided between controlled and autonomous, coming from the outside versus the inside.

The desire to pursue an undergraduate degree in STEM or a STEM profession.

The process of instigating and sustaining goal-directed activities.

The voluntary will or interest of the individual to engage in an activity.

Is a problem of temperament: on one hand, we will always meet individuals that are more passionate than others, who are more dedicated to their work, and on the other hand, there are methods likely to contribute to changes in attitude towards work, decisive, both for the success of the individuals in organizations, and for the organization’s success on the market..

It is the knowing that during an action that focuses the individual's full attention.

It is a theoretical structure that mobilizes the student, shaping their behavior and ensuring the continuity of this behavior.

A process of inducing and stimulating an individual to act in certain manner.

The act or an instance of motivating, arousing desire to do, creating interest or drive by incentive or inducement. It is also a psychological that arouses, sustains and regulates human behaviour.

An individual's desire to learn concepts or complete learning tasks.

The term motivation describes why a person does something. It is the driving force behind human actions. Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviours

The process by which individuals act with their own desires and desires to achieve a specific goal.

Refers to the psychological forces that determine the direction of people’s behavior, their level of effort, and level of persistence. Motivation is not something that is “done” to other people. It is an internal state that directs individuals towards certain goals” (Osland, Kolb, Rubin, & Turner, 2007 AU14: The in-text citation "Osland, Kolb, Rubin, & Turner, 2007" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. , p. 116).

The process whereby goal-directed activity can be instigated and sustained in classrooms.

A term to describe underlying reasons to explain human behaviors. Scholars have differentiated two types of motivation, such as intrinsic or extrinsic.

The complex state consisting in having a vision, the necessary impetus and confidence for taking into the plunge, and then overcoming the obstacles, in order to achieve the desired result. This state could be frequently obtained by means of a cumulus of financial and non-financial rewards developing intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and seldom by means of genuine intrinsic motivation, as well.

Motivation can be defined in terms of the learner’s overall goal or orientation. It can also be defined as character’s individual desires or goals, which propel them into action.

An internal power that moves a person to achieve a certain goal.

Internal or external factors that drive individuals to change their behaviors.

When students feel enthusiasm to achieve goals.

Strategies for encouraging authentic participation in the online classroom.

Acting or behaving a specific way based on outside factors such as competition or collaboration to accomplish a certain result.

In the organization, employees behave with their own desires and desires to achieve organizational goals.

Individual internal or external stimulating desires or behaviour to engage and accomplish specific goals in context.

Motivation is what induces people to perform some action. In the case of teaching, it entails the willingness to learn, since without motivation there is no learning.

In this context, is an outcome of presentation because of the greater interest offered to learners and the reinforcing of concepts through learner engagement.

What drives a person to do something or a certain activity.

The psychological literature on motivation is extensive with many definitions. In this chapter the word motivation is used to describe an event or desire that encourages activity among the community members.

The reason or reasons for why one behaviours in a particular way.

Motivation refers to being energised or activated to do a certain activity. It is influenced by contextual factors, such as cultural and social environments.

It is the power with internal and external features that drives individuals.

The act or an instance of motivating, arousing desire to do, creating interest or drive by incentive or inducement. It is also a psychological that arouses, sustains and regulates human behavior.

Intrinsic desire to carry out instructions, complete tasks, and actively participate in the learning environment.

The process used to allocate energy to maximize the satisfaction of needs.

The desire or enthusiasm to accomplish or achieve something.

What keeps an individual on task until a goal is met.

It can be defined as the willingness state that increases the positive perception of the individual about his skills and increases the probability of taking the relevant action.

Attribute or series of attributes that drives an individual or groups of people to perform one or a series of activities.

The genuine level of excitement or passion for both presenting content (instructor) and acquiring content (learner).

Driving influences and elements from both internal and external factors that provide individuals the directions and powers to learn.

Motivation is a form of energy needed for production and productivity, or a consciousness about the process and expected outcomes and their relationship to a bigger picture or more significant purpose.

is the motives used to choose for adopting the SSC form for HR

Intrinsic or extrinsic desire to make a change or to achieve a goal.

a mental disposition affecting a choice of action

It is an inner desire to start, continue or terminate any action.

The internal state that makes persons act in a determined way, mainly based on an unfulfilled need.

Internal and external factors that stimulate to attain a goal.

Motivation is a willingness or desire to be engaged in completing a task (Wolters, 1998).

Desire to do something, what drives a person to perform an activity.

It is the desire to do things. It can be extrinsic, which is tied to usefulness and personal gain, or intrinsic, which is tied to enjoyment.

Intrinsic or extrinsic factors that drive an individual to act or accomplish something.

An internal state that directs and sustains students’ behaviour.

A driving force which moves an individual to take actions to attain his/her goals according to their needs and capabilities.

Motivation is the psychological process that stimulates an individual to act toward a desired goal.

An internal or external drive that urges one to achieve a particular goal or purpose.

It is what explains that people or animals initiate, continue, or end a certain behavior at a certain time. Motivational states are understood as forces acting within the agent that create a disposition to engage in goal-directed behavior.

The reasons that make a certain behaviour arouse, be directed and maintained over time.

The desire to do something and the actions that support it.

Intrinsic or extrinsic inspirations by a person or a group to take particular purposive actions.

Acting or behaving a specific way based on outside factors such as competition or collaboration to accomplish a certain result.

The persisting determination and enthusiasm to perform an action (e.g. teaching) with a view to accomplish something. One’s desire to do or achieve something.

Feeling a sense of internal purpose, resulting in taking ownership within the learning environment.

The intrinsic desire to perform a task or find a solution.

Reasons underlying individuals’ behavior to reach a predetermined goal.

Underlying will or reasons to engage in particular actions, leading to purposeful and directed actions.

The Latent unobservable force that compels the observable behaviour in a learner.

The ability to maintain behaviors that drive an individual towards achievement of goals.

explains the reasons why someone acts in a certain way. Motivation is an important career factor because it is the product of a person's expectation that a certain effort will result in an intended performance and that this performance will produce a certain desired result.

A psychological component that drives, guides, sustains, supports, and shapes an individual’s behavior.

The motivation is the continuity of the individual's efforts to reach the target.

Motivation can be defined as the desire to want to do something. Reading motivation is defined as the desire to want to engage in reading.

Desire that forces the individual to do something to get fulfilled. Motivation plays therefore a significant role in shaping behavior. Motivation can be driven internally by the individual (intrinsic) or by externally by the outside world (extrinsic) through rewards.

An inner impulse that leads to the realization of an action. It can be intrinsic (internal/of the subject) or extrinsic (external and influencing the subject).

The desire to move forward, to engage more fully.

Motivation is the inner drive that inspires an individual to take action and sustains it until the desired goal is attained. It is what encourages people to succeed in their work, among other things. It can be described as the driver behind the measures individuals take to achieve their goals.

Impulse that makes with that the human resources act to achieve their goals.

It is the willingness of the individual to start a work, continue the work and complete the work.

Psychological processes that cause the arousal, direction, and persistence of voluntary actions that are goal directed. Behavior is seen as purposeful rather than random, therefore people feel aroused to do something and focus on a desired end-result or goal, thus fueling the persistence needed to exhibit sustained effort on a task (Krietner & Knicki, 2007 AU35: The in-text citation "Krietner & Knicki, 2007" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ).

The initiation of behavior for achieving a goal, motivation can be achieved either from within the learner or from outside the learner by a stimulus such as a teacher or a game.

It is an inner power and energy that activates the individual in achieving the goal.

Is a problem of temperament: on one hand, we will always meet individuals that are more passionate than others, who are more dedicated to their work, and on the other hand, there are methods likely to contribute to changes in attitude towards work, decisive, both for the success of the individuals in organizations, and for the organization’s success on the market..

The reasons that make a certain behaviour arouse, be directed, and maintained over time.

A driving force creating an individual willingness to perform an action.

This refers to the internal psychological processes that direct human behavior and actions and can be driven by personal interests and enjoyment of an activity or by rewards such as money and recognition.

Motivation deals with the understanding of what makes people work and the approaches to making people work. The process of motivation starts with an unsatisfied need of an individual. Such an unsatisfied need would cause physical or psychological tension within the individual. In order to reduce the tension, the individual would engage in certain goal-directed behavior. Once the goal is achieved and therefore the need is satisfied, the process of motivation is complete. Usually, a new unsatisfied need would arise and the above process of motivation would repeat.

The act or an instance of motivating, arousing desire to do, creating interest or drive by incentive or inducement. It is also a psychological that arouses, sustains and regulates human behaviour.

The incentives that are likely to increase learners’ and teachers’ use or integration of ICT in their teaching and learning. Motivation as a predictor of ICT impact in this model measures learners’ and teachers’ ICT skills and proficiency, their ease of use of ICT, relative advantage and compatibility of ICT with their teaching and learning needs, adequate ICT training and mentoring, and ample access to resources.

Internal (intrinsic) or external (extrinsic) factors that stimulate people toward achieving a certain goal. Motivated actions may encompass the choice of tasks, effort, persistence, and achievement.

A reason and desire a person has to direct behaviors in a certain way.

Feelings of interest, curiosity, and enthusiasm towards online education.

Broadly described as a drive to engage in a particular behavior.

Motivation is concerned with understanding learners’ affective engagement with a process or practice. Motivation can be intrinsic (based on personal feelings) or extrinsic (based on external expectations) and is typically used to understand learners’ willingness or lack thereof to do something

Motivation is a force or energy that leads human beings towards any goal. Without motivation, students cannot do any work spontaneously. Motivation guides one’s behaviour to be creative, competent, and successful in every endeavour. It boosts interest and engagement to perform any action willingly.

An individual’s beliefs about himself or herself in relation to a task, such as the ability to complete the task, or the value of the task.

The strength that energizes a person for a specific aim.

The intrinsic desire of a student to complete tasks assigned to them, participate in class activities, and attend class either in person or virtually.

The desire to move towards a goal or objective.

Reader has purpose for reading a text; content interest; and self-efficacy ( RAND Reading Study Group, 2002 ).

The internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job, role or subject, or to make an effort to attain a goal.

The abstract force that compels humans to perform, act, or do that which they desire; motivation can be intrinsic, such as an individual taking a class to simply learn a new skill, or extrinsic, such as an individual taking a class because she or he will get paid more at her or his workplace after taking the class.

The internal or external factors that drive individuals to initiate and sustain goal-directed behaviors, influencing the intensity and persistence of their efforts.

Motivation is a theoretical construct that is used in Psychology as the analogue of the concept of force in Physics. It is evoked to explain any significant change of behavior or of persistence in spite of fatigue or obstacles. Motivation essentially has to do with resource management: when vital resources are at stake, an individual gets motivated to behave in ways that raise his chances to obtain the resources, or to prevent the loss of the ones that have already been acquired.

desire or willingness to act

One of the key factors for explaining the success or failure of language learning and acquisition. According to Gardner (1985) , motivation is the combination of an attempt and a desire to learn a new language, resulting in favorable attitudes toward learning the language.

The reason or reasons for engaging in a particular behaviour.

What moves the student towards learning.

Motivation is the general desire or willingness to do something. It is the process of stimulating people to action to accomplish goals.

While some define motivation in terms of its content such as needs or desires, this Chapter takes a process perspective and defines it as the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviours.

The process of behaving with the individual's own will to realize a particular purpose.

Is related to the drive that makes people act to reach their objectives.

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are key elements to participate in the ECs successfully.