RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF STUDIES ON THE PROBLEM OF FORMATION OF MOTIVATION FOR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY

Abstract

The material presents a retrospective analysis of studies on the problem of motivation formation for educational activities. It is determined that the origins of modern theories of motivation lie in the works of ancient Greek and ancient Roman philosophers. Their works became the basis for need-based theories of motivation, which were developed by French philosophers in the 18th century. For behaviorist theories of motivation of the 20th century a definition of motivation through the set of basic needs of a person is typical. In cognitive concepts of motivation, the determining factor of human behavior was the internal mental decision-making process.

As a pedagogical problem, the development of motivation for educational activities can be considered from the standpoint of the general theory of development.