The Stars in Every Ishaan: Discerning the Forms of Motivation Manifested in Aamir Khan's "Every Child is Special"

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Motivation is important to students' learning. Teachers play an important role in the trajectory of students throughout the formal schooling experience. Various strategies have been used to motivate the students in the better understanding of the world, yet numerous students still fail in their formal schooling. The peer pressure, getting good grades, and parental expectations seem to bug many students. These obstacles cause the students to have low self-: esteem. In this study, the researchers discerned the different forms of motivations and its effects to the learners.

METHODS

This qualitative research which made use of content analysis identified the different forms of motivation done by the teacher to the student in the movie. Also, it tried to determine the effects of the different forms of motivation. The researchers watched the movie "Every Child is Special" as the primary source of data in this research. The researchers made use of content analysis. The movie was meticulously watched by the researchers to gather pertinent information about the different forms of motivation and their effects as shown in the movie. The researchers also used coding and content analysis to organize, analyze, and synthesize the information gathered.

RESULTS

The researchers identified that telling inspiring stories, gaining good rapport with students, offering outdoor activities, and using a sensorial-: diversified approach are the different forms of motivation shown in the movie. In addition, the researchers found out that the different forms of motivation lead to students' success, and add to the knowledge about life in general. Moving on, the effects determined by the researchers are dismantling the mental concept that struggling students are doomed in life, making a positive student-: teacher relationship, helping students be more active and develop the students' double tasking ability. Furthermore, these findings contributed to this research to be a well-: constructed and precise paper. The results made the objectives of this research achievable.

DISCUSSIONS

The Results proved that the development of educators' teaching strategies and the effective ways of motivating the students can help in their success. Moreover, to address students' low interest in studying, teachers can motivate their students to enjoy their studies. A follow-: up study can be conducted utilizing other variables to prove the findings of this study.