Collocations for motivation - noun

main, primary | real | underlying | high, strong
students with high motivation his strong motivation to succeed

low, poor

level
pupils who have a low level of motivation

have
Many of the boys have very poor motivation.

lack | lose
By this time the children had lost all their motivation for writing poetry.

generate, provide
high rewards that generate the necessary motivation in the workers

improve, increase, strengthen

~ for
his main motivation for supporting the government

~ in
my main motivation in making the suggestion

~ behind
the primary motivation behind the government''s intervention

a lack of motivation