学习动机和学习效果之间有着密切的联系,学习动机是直接推动学生进行学习的一种动力,学习动机能调动学生的积极性,让学生具有持久的学习热情和坚强的毅力。在素质教育的背景下要提高教学质量,在一定意义上就要培养和激发学生的学习动机。通过对教育学的学习,本文论述了学习动机的重要性以及如何培养和激发中学生的学习动机。 There is a close relationship between learning motivation and learning effectiveness. Learning motivation is a driving force that directly promotes students’ learning. Learning motivation can arouse enthusiasm of students and make students have lasting enthusiasm for learning and perseverance. In the context of quality education to improve the quality of teaching, in a certain sense, we must cultivate and stimulate students’ motivation to learn. Through the study of pedagogy, this article discusses the importance of learning motivation and how to cultivate and motivate students to learn motivation.