This document discusses student motivation and how teachers can encourage intrinsic motivation. It identifies three main categories of student motivation: intrinsic motivation focused on personal development, extrinsic motivation focused on means to an end like jobs, and amotivation where students avoid work. To encourage intrinsic motivation, teachers should provide good feedback, clear expectations and goals, assessment that measures understanding rather than recall, an appropriate workload, and teach generic skills. The assessment system should also encourage conceptual understanding over rote learning through techniques like problem solving and case studies. Overall, teachers can influence student motivation through good teaching practices and creating a positive learning environment.