A List Of Simple Ideas To Improve Student Motivation

经过TeachThought Staff

The best lessons, books, and materials in the world won’t get students excited about learning and willing to work hard if they’re not motivated.

动机是内在的和外在的，是学生在教育的各个阶段成功的关键因素，教师可以在提供和鼓励他们的学生中发挥关键作用。当然，这说起来容易做起来难，因为所有学生的动力都不同，并且花费时间和大量精力才能学会使一个充满孩子的教室充满热情，热衷于学习，努力工作和推动自己脱颖而出。

Even the most well-intentioned and educated teachers sometimes lack the skills to keep kids on track, so whether you’re a new teacher or an experienced one, try using these methods to improve student motivation and to encourage them to live up to their true potential.

1.给学生一个控制感

While guidance from a teacher is important to keeping kids on task and motivated, allowing students to have some choice and control over what happens in the classroom is actually one of the best ways to keep them engaged. For example, allowing students to choose the type of assignment they do or which problems to work on can give them a sense of control that may just motivate them to do more.

2.清楚学习目标

如果没有明确定义的目标，那么学生完成任务，甚至在课堂上表现得很沮丧。学生希望并且需要知道他们的期望，以保持工作动力。在今年年初，阐明了学生的明确目标，规则和期望，以免混乱，学生有目标。

3.创建无威胁的环境

While students do need to understand that there are consequences to their actions, far more motivating for students than threats are positive reinforcements. When teachers create a safe, supportive environment for students, affirming their belief in a student’s abilities rather than laying out the consequences of not doing things, students are much more likely to get and stay motivated to do their work.

归根结底，学生将满足他们周围成年人交流的期望，因此专注于能够, not不能.

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4.改变风景

教室是一个学习的好地方，但是日复一日坐在办公桌前可以使一些学生开始显得有些沉闷。为了重新对主题或一般学习的兴趣，请给您的学生有机会离开课堂。进行实地考察，带来演讲者，甚至只是前往图书馆进行一些研究。大脑热爱新颖性和新环境可能是一些学生需要保持学习动力的东西。

5. Offer varied experiences.

Not all students will respond to lessons in the same way. For some, hands-on experiences may be the best. Others may love to read books quietly or to work in groups. In order to keep all students motivated, mix up your lessons so that students with different preferences will each get time focused on the things they like best. Doing so will help students stay engaged and pay attention.

6. Use positive competition

Competition in the classroom isn’t always a bad thing, and in some cases can motivate students to try harder and work to excel. Work to foster a friendly spirit of competition in your classroom, perhaps through group games related to the material or other opportunities for students to ‘show off’ their knowledge or skills.

7. Offer rewards

Everyone likes getting rewards, and offering your students the chance to earn them is an excellent source of motivation. Things like pizza parties, watching movies, or even something as simple as a sticker on a paper can make students work harder and really aim to achieve. Consider the personalities and needs of your students to determine appropriate rewards for your class.

8.给学生责任

Assigning students classroom jobs is a great way to build a community and to give students a sense of motivation. Most students will see classroom jobs as a privilege rather than a burden and will work hard to ensure that they, and other students, are meeting expectations. It can also be useful to allow students to take turns leading activities or helping out so that each feels important and valued.

9. Allow students to work together

虽然并非所有学生都会抓住机会分组工作，但许多人会发现尝试解决问题，做实验并与其他学生一起工作很有趣。社交互动可以使他们对课堂上的事情感到兴奋，学生可以激励彼此达到目标。老师需要确保小组平衡和公平，但是有些学生的工作不如其他学生更多。

10. Give praise when earned

There may be no other form of motivation that works quite as well as encouragement. Even as adults we crave recognition and praise, and students at any age are no exception. Teachers can give students a bounty of motivation by rewarding success publicly, giving praise for a job well done, and sharing exemplary work.

11. Encourage self-reflection

大多数孩子想要成功，他们只需要帮助弄清楚他们需要做什么才能到达那里。激励您的学生的一种方法是让他们仔细看自己并确定自己的优势和缺点。与让老师为他们做的那种批评，学生通常会通过创建自己的批评来激励他们，因为这使他们感到负责创造自己的目标和目标。看元认知提示使学生反思他们的学习.

12.模型学习热情！

One of the best ways to get your students motivated is to share your enthusiasm. When you’re excited about teaching, they’ll be much more excited about learning. It’s that simple.

13. Know your students

Getting to know your students is about more than just memorizing their names. Students need to know that their teacher has a genuine interest in them and cares about them and their success. When students feel appreciated it creates a safe learning environment and motivates them to work harder, as they want to get praise and good feedback from someone they feel knows and respects them as individuals.

14. Harness student interests

Knowing your students also has some other benefits, namely that it allows you to relate classroom material to things that students are interested in or have experienced. Teachers can use these interests to make things more interesting and relatable to students, keeping students motivated for longer.

15. Help students find intrinsic motivation

帮助学生激发动力可能很棒，但是归根结底，他们需要能够产生自己的动力。帮助学生找到自己做课堂工作和努力工作的个人理由，无论是因为发现材料有趣，想上大学还是爱学习，都是您可以赠送的最有力的礼物之一，以改善学生的动力。

16.管理学生焦虑

一些学生发现表现不佳的前景会引起焦虑，以至于它成为一个自我实现的预言。对于这些学生而言，老师可能会发现，他们最大程度地学习了与主题挣扎并不是世界的尽头。无论最终结果是什么，要约支持，并确保学生不会对他们放弃的期望感到不知所措。

17. Make goals high but attainable

如果您不推动学生做更多的最低限度，那么大多数人都不会寻求自己的努力。只要学生认为这些目标能够达到自己的目标，就会受到挑战，并将努力达到高期望，因此不要害怕推动学生从中获得更多收益。

18. Give learning feedback and offer chances to improve

在课堂上挣扎的学生有时会感到沮丧，并陷入困境，耗尽动力。在这些情况下，教师提供的至关重要effective learning feedbackto help students to learn exactly where they went wrong and how they can improve next time. Figuring out a method to get where students want to be can also help them to stay motivated to work hard.

19. Track progress

学生可能很难看到他们走了多远，尤其是对于他们很难的主题。跟踪不仅可以在教室里派上用场，不仅适合老师，而且适合学生。老师可以将其用作改善学生动力的一种方式，使他们可以直观地看到他们在一年中学习和改进的程度。

20.让事情变得有趣

并非所有的课堂工作都需要成为游戏或美好时光，但是将学校视为可以玩得开心的地方的学生将更有动力去关注和做他们所需要的工作，而他们的工作要比那些将其视为繁琐的人。将有趣的活动添加到您的上学日，可以帮助那些努力保持参与度并使教室成为所有学生更友好的地方的学生。

21.提供成功的机会

当学生觉得自己在挣扎或不认识其他学生时，学生，甚至最好的学生，都会变得沮丧和振奋。确保所有学生都有机会发挥自己的优势并感到被包括和重视。它可以带来不同的世界并改善学生的动力。