The tendency to find academic activities meaningful and worthwhile and to try to benefit from them is called

Motivation to learn is the tendency to find academic activities meaningful and worthwhile and to try to gain the intended benefit from them.

It reflects a disposition toward serious, purposeful engagement with learning.

A performance goal aims at demonstrating ability and winning favourable judgement from others.

A mastery goal aims at genuinely developing competence and understanding a task.

Positive practice is a behaviour-correction technique of repeatedly rehearsing the correct response.

Motivation to learn was highlighted by Jere Brophy as a valued outcome of good teaching.