Psychology of Motivation and Learning

The course “Psychology of Motivation and Learning is part of the core subjects in B.Ed, under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) of UGC. The course is specially designed to develop the comprehension of the students about Motivation and learning and its impact on classroom atmosphere and the holistic personality of the student. It will also help the students in addressing many issues of education viz; under-achievement, Student unrest, Examination fear, Methods of Teaching and issues related to guidance and adjustment. This course will also help the students to develop proper attitudes related to the profession of teaching, and later life adjustments.

1. Concept and process of motivation2. Determinants of motivation ( Hedonism, instinct, ideals, sense of values, role of unconscious)3. Personal and environmental factor of motivation4. Major psychological motives: Achievement, Affiliation and power.5. Motivation, theories of motivation & techniques to enhance motivation6. Theory of motivation by McDougall.7. Psychoanalytic theory by A. Adler8. Social learning theory of motivation9. Theory of motivation by A.Maslow & Sigmand freud10. Theory of achievement motivation(McClelland)11. concept & process of learning12. Nature, Concept & factors of learning13. Maturation, its factors of learning, relation of maturation with learning14. transfer of learning: types and factors affecting transfer.15. role of teacher in maximum transfer.16. trail and error theory of learning, theoretical perspectives17. .classical conditioning, major phenomenon and practical implications.18. operant conditioning, theoretical principles, educational implications.19. insightfull learning theory, laws of perceptual organization and educational implications.20. Robert hierarchy of learning