What Motivates You? Motivation Lesson Plan and Survey Activity

Distinguish extrinsic motivation (external rewards or avoiding external consequences) from intrinsic motivation (internal drive)

Complete and score a self-assessment survey to identify a personal dominant motivation style

Generate personal strategies for boosting motivation when a task feels unmotivating

Apply the concept of motivation type to understand the behaviour of others, such as peers or group members

Use the two example scenarios (the dog and Stanley) in the slide deck as a quick check for understanding before students take the survey themselves

Have students total their own extrinsic and intrinsic scores using the answer sheet before opening the class discussion, so responses are personalized

Use the closing discussion questions as a bridge to a broader classroom conversation about group work, since one question asks how knowing others' motivation styles can help

Revisit the survey later in the term to see whether a student's dominant motivation style has shifted

Motivation self-assessment — students rate ten personal statements on a 1-4 scale and calculate separate extrinsic and intrinsic motivation scores.

Concept application — students classify example scenarios, such as a dog's or a character's behaviour, as extrinsically or intrinsically motivated.

Self-reflection strategy generation — students brainstorm ways to boost motivation for a task using their identified dominant style.