Using Instructional Techniques to Motivate Students In addition
to earning students’ respect and developing positive
relationships with students, you can also use specific
instructional techniques that are effective in motivating
students. According to Brophy and Kher (1986), four conditions
need to be created in order to motivate students to learn, and
teachers can create these conditions by doing the following: -
Present tasks that are developmentally appropriate. - Present
tasks that have meaning to students and contribute toward
learning objectives. - Present a variety of tasks to minimize
boredom. - Present tasks as learning opportunities, and provide
students with assistance and encouragement to help them
accomplish the tasks. Present Tasks That Are Developmentally
Appropriate Activities that are developmentally appropriate
contribute to students’ intrinsic motivation to participate.
Developmentally appropriate tasks motivate students because the
tasks are challenging and not too easy or too difficult.