There are two types of motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation is that which comes from within the individual and task, while extrinsic motivation comes from an outside source (Ormrod, 2008, p. 454). 
Intrinsic motivators occur when a person finds the task at hand enjoyable and has a sense of relevance to the world and life in general. If an individual is intrinsically motivated, they may say things such as “nursing interests me” or “I feel good when I do well in class.” (Center for Teaching, 2011).Extrinsic motivators include the expectations of others for an individual including parents and other role models as well as grades in a course which in turn affects items such as scholarships. When a student is extrinsically motivated they may say things such as: “I need an A in Psychology in order to get into nursing school”, or “If we do well on the test today our instructor will give us a pizza party.” (Center for Teaching, 2011).
Thank you for sharing about instrinsic and extrinsic motivation. I thought it was interesting that educators believe that extrinsic motivation only works to some degree while intrinsic motivation was more reliable because it comes from the person themselves.
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