STRATEGIES TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS

1. Believe in students’ capabilities and focus on the changeable factor

2. Use extrinsic reward when students feel too incompetent to experience intrinsic interest in the task at hand

3. Create learning situations with positive feeling tones

4. Build on students’ interest by relating lessons to students’ lives

5. Flow the structure from the easiest to the most difficult one as well as regarding the student’s level

6. Use feedback and do not excuse failure

7. Focus on students needs, including the need for self-determination

8. Focus on structure learning goals and difficulty of instructional task

9. Provide opportunities for students to work together on community activities and to pursue challenging tasks

10. Facilitate group development