What is motivation?

"Motivation is dependent on the fulfillment of fundamental, innate psychological needs for competence, relatedness, and autonomy" (Thijs, 2011).
"Motivation may be defined as the degree to which individuals commit effort to achieve goals that they perceive as being meaningful and worthwhile" "Johnson, & Johnson, 2003).
"Motivation is generally considered to be an internal state that initiates and maintains goal directed behavior" (Mayer, 2011)

What is Achievement Motivation?
McClelland, David studied workplace motivation and theorized that performance of work is influenced by various needs experienced by all workers and their superiors. One of these needs is Achievement Motivation - which can be defined as an individual 's need to meet realistic goals, receive feedback and experience a sense of accomplishment.

Theories of Achievement Motivation:

Self-Worth Theory in Achievement Motivation:

Self-worth theory states that at times, students do not try or attempt a particular task or activity, or even admit to be less capable by not trying and deliberately withholding effort. If a person feels harm to his self esteem due to his poor performance, the lack of effort is likely to occur. This is mostly seen after the person experiences failure. Failure threatens individuals to venture and explore their abilities and they start to doubt their capabilities to perform well on a subsequent basis. If the following performance turns out to be poor, then doubts