Ausubel’s Achievement Motivation Classification of Psychological Knowledge Points

Learning motivation is the dynamic mechanism that initiates and maintains individual learning activities and leads learning activities to certain learning goals, and is the internal driving force that directly promotes students' learning. Ausubel, a psychologist, divides achievement motivation in school situations into three categories: cognitive drive, self-improvement drive, and subsidiary drive. In the teacher recruitment examination, this part of the content mainly appears in the form of objective questions, usually examining the negative selection of example type, so the focus is on the understanding of knowledge.
1. Connotation comprehension
1. Cognitive drive refers to the learning motivation of students for learning, that is, a tendency of students to desire to know and understand, to master knowledge, and to systematically expound and solve problems.
For example: students' curiosity, curiosity, etc.
2. The drive for self-improvement is the desire of an individual to win a corresponding position by virtue of his ability and achievement in his work. This drive sees achievement as the source of status and self-esteem.
For example: Students want to win the first place in order to show that they are better than other students in the same class.
3. Affiliate drive is a need for students to study hard in order to maintain the approval or approval of parents and teachers alike.
For example: Students study hard to get the first place in order to get praise from their parents.
Second, the development trend of
In early childhood, the subordinate drive is the most prominent. By late childhood and adolescence, the strength of the attachment drive diminishes, and attachment to the elder is gradually replaced by approval and approval from peers and groups. In adolescence, cognitive drive and self-improvement drive become the main motivation for students to learn.
三、知识归纳

4. Reproduction of exam questions
1. Teachers often use methods such as evaluation of outstanding student scholarships to motivate students, which is mainly to motivate students ( ).
A. Achievement motivation B. Cognitive drive C. Self-improvement drive D. Affiliate drive
1. [Answer] D. Analysis: Affiliate drive is a need for students to study hard in order to maintain the approval or approval of parents and teachers. It is an external motivation.
2. The need of an individual to obtain the corresponding status and prestige from his academic achievements is ( ).
A. Cognitive drive B. Self-improvement drive
C. Affiliate drive D. Failure avoidance drive
2. [Answer] B.Analysis: Analysis: The self-improvement drive points to a certain social status, and it is satisfied with winning a certain status.