学习动机是直接推动学生学习活动的内部动力,是学习活动得以发生、维持、完成的重要条件。从外部动机和内部动机两个方面可以激发学生的学习动机。学习动机对学生学习具有重要的推动作用。在提倡素质教育的今天,针对地球物理专业教学,学习动机研究和实践不仅具有重要的理论意义,而且取得了较好的应用效果。 Learning motivation is to directly promote the internal motivation of student learning activities, learning activities to occur, maintain, complete an important condition. From two aspects of external motivation and internal motivation can stimulate students’ motivation to learn. Learning motivation plays an important role in promoting students’ learning. In today’s education for quality education, research and practice of geophysical teaching and learning motivation not only have important theoretical significance, but also achieve good application results.