'I don't feel motivated'
What motivates you? Intrinsic motivation comes from within, eg a sense
of challenge or achievement. Extrinsic motivation relies upon other people
or gaining tangible rewards.
Occasional lapses in enthusiasm happen to most people! If this is a recurring
issue, though, the following questions may help you to find a way forward:
- Do you have clear long- and short-term goals? If not:
- identify specific goals. A long-term goal might be to get a well-paid,
interesting job. In order to achieve this, your medium-term goals
could include reaching a certain standard at your current level
of study, or establishing a good balance between study and leisure.
In the short term you might aim to achieve a particular mark for
an assignment.
- make your goals challenging but realistic - high goals often lead
to high performance.
When setting your goals, useful resources include module handbooks,
other sections of this web site, and information available from UWE
Careers.
- Are you unclear about a task you've been set? Check your assessment
brief and the assessment criteria. Check your feedback sheets. Refer
to module workbooks and the web site. Ask other students or your tutor
for clarification.
- Pay attention to feedback, and make sure that you know your results.
Feedback and knowledge of results are associated with high performance.
- Are you finding something particularly difficult? When you've read
what you can, ask fellow students or your tutor for help.
- Is there a required element of the course that you don't enjoy? Check
your module option to see if you'll have to do similar
modules in the future. Your motivation may improve if you know that
you only have to study a topic for one year, or that it's a pre-requisite
for something you want to study later.
- Are you finding that you don't enjoy most of the modules on your award?
If this feeling persists, you may wish to consider other courses, within
UWE or elsewhere. Talking to friends or family might be helpful. UWE
Careers has lots of information, and careers counsellors
available for individual interviews.
- Are other things bothering you, so that you're unable to commit yourself
to your studies? You might wish to discuss this with a Faculty Student Adviser,
or with a Counsellor at
the Student Services Department.
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