Motivation is a complex task. We have to find the best ways of coaxing, enticing, rewarding, and encouraging each student in a way that works for them. But when the day wears on and the coffee wears off, it can feel like we\u2019re demanding, forcing, or flat-out punishing them to get on with their work.<\/p>\n
This isn’t good for your or student; it makes them see learning as a burden, and it can make us feel like villains.<\/p>\n
But there’s a better way.<\/p>\n
According to decades of research in educational psychology, the most effective way to motivate students is\u00a0to help them to motivate themselves<\/a>.<\/em> Using these four strategies to encourage self-motivation, you can have inspire your students to love learning again:<\/p>\n<\/div>