Motivation

• Motivation is the psychological drive to succeed
• Intrinsic motivation 


  • is performing for personal satisfaction and enjoyment.
  • eg - wanting to improve tumble turn in swimming to try and get a faster PB
• Extrinsic motivation

  • Performing to earn a reward or when you are driven to perform for external reasons
  • Eg - Taking part in a badminton competition to win or gain praise from coach
• Extrinsic motivation

  • Can come in the form of tangible and intangible rewards.
  • Often either rewards or reinforcement
• Tangible rewards

  • Trophies
  • Medal
  • Money
• Intangible rewards

  • Praise from coach
  • Social status
  • Publicity
• Motivational strategies

  • Role models
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Fun
  • Attainable SMART targets
• Intrinsic motivation positives

  • May encourage lifelong participation
  • More self sufficient
  • Intrinsic rewards may be more valuable with the individual taking part for their own benefit
• Intrinsic motivation negatives

  • May not be enough to maintain motivation to participate
  • Cognitive learner may find it difficult, so they may require more than just intrinsic motivation to keep them persisting in learning
• Extrinsic motivation positives

  • May have a more significant impact
  • Rewards like badges may be a very effective may to get children to start a sport
  • May improve confidence
• Extrinsic motivation negatives

  • May not lead to long term participation
  • If removed motivation may decline
  • May be demotivating if you don't achieve the level required for extrinsic rewards eg - swimming badge
  • May not be as valuable as intrinsic motivation
• To increase the chances of continued participation/ performance there needs to be a balance between both types of motivation. 
• The effect of different sources of motivation will differ for different individuals/ it is therefore hard to say one is better than the other.