Syllabus and performance
Discuss About The Foreign Language Learning Motivation Higher.
Education is often considered to be one of the founding pillars of the lives of the individuals and the later part of their lives depends on the kind of education which the individuals have received at the various educational institutions in the early part of their lives (Rowe, Mackaway & Winchester-Seeto, 2012). Therefore, in the opinion of many people the primary purpose of education is to equip the various individuals with the necessary kinds of tools with which they would be able to tackle the difficulties which they would face in the later part of their lives (Ferns & Moore, 2012). It is a reflection of this particular fact that the amount of syllabus which the various individuals need to cover in the present times has increased significantly (Ferns & Moore, 2012). Thus, in the present times the students are often confused about the means which they should take to enhance their performance and often end up taking the help of unfair means for the enhancement of their performance (Rowe, Mackaway & Winchester-Seeto, 2012).
In the opinion of Gullifer & Tyson (2012), the amount of syllabus which the various students need to cover for their course work has increased significantly in the present times on the score of the changing requirements of the business world with which they would need to deal with in the later part of their lives. Furthermore, in the Gullifer & Tyson (2014), in a bid to cope up with the increased amount of syllabus the students often end up taking the help of unethical or unfair means like plagiarism, getting their assignments completed by various kinds of experts and others in a bid to get quality grades for their various assignments which form an important part of their educational lives. In the opinion of many people this particular practice of the students is not only unethical but unfair at the same time as it is a gross injustice for the students who complete their assignments by themselves to get better grades.
In the opinion of Ferns & Moore (2012) the intelligence level as well as the capability of the students is often accessed on the basis of the marks which they score in their educational lives. It is a reflection of this particular fact that the use of unethical as well as unfair means has significantly risen among the various students in the present times. The authors Ferns & Moore (2012) furthermore say that the kind of placements which the students get after the completion of their degree courses depends on the grades which they have scored for each of the semester and thus in a bid to get better grades they end up taking the help of the unfair means.
Performance and grades
In the opinion of Nayir (2017) the concept of motivation plays a significant role in the performance of the various students and it is generally seen that the students who are motivated tend to score better grades and at the same time show better kind of engagement or participation in the various class activities. However, Steward, Stott & Nuttall (2015) are of the opinion that the primary reason why many students fail to perform better in their educational lives is due to the fact of their procrastination and it is this particular factor which often deters the various students from performing better in their educational courses. Therefore, Kim et al., (2015) have opined that motivation plays a very significant role in the education of the students and the performance level of the students is directly proportional to the level of their motivation.
In the opinion of Ferns & Moore (2012) it is very important for the students to maintain a good performance during the entire course of their educational life as the later prospects which they get in their lives on this particular factor itself. Furthermore Busse & Walter (2013) are of the opinion that the students are judged on the basis of the grades which they get for their academic courses and it is a reflection of this particular fact that the students in the present times opt for the various kinds of foreign language courses in a bid to add bulk to their resume. Thus, authors like Nayir (2017) are of the opinion that the students should be motivated in the most effective manner so that they performance in a much better manner and give their best for the courses which they have under taken.
In the opinion of Gullifer & Tyson (2014) ethics form an important part of the lives of the various individuals and thus it is very important for the individuals to take the help of only fair means to enhance their performance. However, it is often seen that the students end up taking the help of various kinds of unfair means for the enhancement of their performance. The opinion of Steward, Stott & Nuttall (2015) is significant to note in this particular context when they say that the major impediment to the performance of the students is the procrastination and thus the primary focus of the various educational institutions should be to help the students overcome this particular procrastination factor in a bid to help them to perform in a much better manner. Furthermore, the students should be taught that taking the help of unethical means is not the ultimate solution rather they should focus on the enhancement of their performance by intrinsic means.
“Role of motivation in education”
The students in the present times are judged on the basis of the marks which they get in their universities or colleges and thus they resort to all kinds of unfair means for the enhancement of their grades. However, the opinion of Gullifer & Tyson (2014) are significant to note in this particular context when they say that the taking the help of unethical practices is not only unfair but also a gross insult to the hard work of the students who get good grades by the dint of their hard work. In the opinion of Rowe, Mackaway & Winchester-Seeto (2012) it is here that the role of the various supervisors in the educational institutes becomes very significant as they are not only required to stop the use of unethical means for the enhancement of their performance but also to motivate them in the most effective manner so that they perform in a much manner.
Conclusion
Ethics form an important part of the lives of the individuals and it is generally seen that the use of unethical means seems a very easy as well as productively one to the various individuals. Therefore, the various students often tend to take the help of all kinds of unethical means for the enhancement of their performance which is completely wrong. Therefore, the various educational institutions and the various supervisors related to them not only need to ensure that the students do not take the help of unethical means but also to motivate them in the most effective manner so that they perform in better.
References
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Ferns, S., & Moore, K. (2012). Assessing student outcomes in fieldwork placements: An overview of current practice. Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 13(4), 207-224. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sonia_Ferns/publication/285714996_Assessing_student_outcomes_in_fieldwork_placements_An_overview_of_current_practice/links/570e494808aee76b9dade7fa/Assessing-student-outcomes-in-fieldwork-placements-An-overview-of-current-practice.pdf
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