Motivation occupies cardinal position in the teaching - learning process. It energises the learner to take part in the learning activity. It arouses and sustains one's interest in learning. In the absence of motivation, there will be no learning or very little learning and the learned material shall be forgotten very soon.
Motivation has the following important functions in learning:
Motivation has the following important functions in learning:
- Motives activate, direct, and regulate the behaviour of the learner.
- It controls the learning behaviour of the individual
- It sustains the activity when the goal is not immediately available.
- It releases the tension and helps in satisfying the needs of the learner.
- It energises the learner and thus it initiates learning activity.
