This post presents some of the applications of motivation to classroom situations. These can be helpful to teachers, parents and students.

There are four major approaches of motivation that are commonly used in the learning and teaching environment.

The humanistic approach to motivation is one school of thought that will be considered in this discourse and Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of Needs Theory of Motivation will be at the centre stage of this paper.

Motivation is one of the techniques that a teacher should implore in order to enhance the process of learning. It is a very important aspect of learning.