In order for students to be motivated and to learn, their needs must be met. There are five different stages of needs: physiological, safety, love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization. These stages must be met before they can learn to their full potential. The starting point for motivation is physiological needs. Once these needs are met, others can be met. It’s scaffolding for motivation. However, not all needs need to be met at 100%. Only once a need is satisfied or partially satisfied, can we move on to the next need/desire. As always, there are some exceptions in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (Maslow)
I kind of understand this concept. But what if a student is hungry? Does that mean they won’t be able to learn?
ReplyDeleteThis does not mean that the student will be unable to learn, it just means the student won't learn to the best of his/her ability. The needs do not be completely met, so if the student is just a little hungry, they still can learn to a high potential. If the student hasn't eaten in a day, their potential is going to be extremely low. So the level of learning depends on the level of hunger.
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