“I motivated for studying MMSEL because I want to be a great teacher!” That is a statement that comes to my mind the first time I learn MMSEL. Motivation is something that comes from inside or outside yourself that produces a power to do something that you want. All teachers need to encourage their student with motivate them for doing something for any purpose. This statement also an example of intrinsic motivation.

From what have I learn in the first meeting, motivation has 2 factors.  That is intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation is the powerful motivation, because it comes from us without effecting by other factor. As a learner and teacher candidate we need to have strong intrinsic motivation so that we can effect other people to do their best.

There are 4 theories of motivation that I learn in the first meeting. There are behavior motivation, humanistic motivation, Cognitive and social cognitive motivation, and social culture motivation.

At the end of the course I hope I will have a good skill for motivating someone around me. So that I can also motivating my students when I am a teacher.

Jenni Farida

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