The article discusses the concepts of «motivation» and «motive» and their important role in the process of students' education in a higher educational institution at the present stage of development of society. Functioning of external and internal motives in the educational motivation, their differences and direct dependence as a factor of formation of successful training and in further formation of a specialist.
motivation, motive, motives of learning, internal and external motives.
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