Cecille's Creativity

The key in directing and guiding learning is the understanding of the needs, motives and interests of the learner. The understanding and the proper use of motivational techniques bring interest, good morale, effective learning and a sense of real achievement to the classroom. Moreover, motivation is not a bag of tricks which the teachers use to produce learning. Rather, it is a process which belongs to the learner. Its characteristic is that they have an energizing function. They stir up classroom children’s behavior. Besides releasing energy, motivations display a character of directionality. In brief, motivation may be described as a process in which energies produced by needs are expended in the direction of goals.