A PRIMER ON MOTIVATIONSQSS Professional Sharing Day 2014

L(M)CAPAssessme

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PedagogyContent

Autonomy

Competence

Relatedness

LEARNER

Motivation

TYPES OF MOTIVATION

Positive/Extrinsic•Test/Exam Grades•Gamification

Positive/Intrinsic•Motivated by curiosity and inate interest in the activity

Negative/Extrinsic•Detention•Calling Parents•Conduct Grades

Negative/Intrinsic

SELF DETERMINATION THEORY

Intrinsic

• Inherent enjoyment of task

Introjected/

Identified/Integrated Regulation

• External Demand/Reward (E.g. grades) tied to Sense of Self

Extrinsic

• External Demand or Possible Reward

BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS THEORY

Autonomy

Choice

How to do this within a MOE

prescribed curriculum,

standardised high stakes

assessment and a fixed

timetable?

Competence

Mastery

How to encourage

positive reinforcement,

matching of perceived skill

(teacher beliefs)/challeng

e, clear and immediate feedback?

Relatedness

Interaction with, Connectedness

to, Care for others

How to create real learning

experiences in an environment

of care?

3 LEVELS

Global

Contextual

Situational

Motivation can move both from global to situational and from situational to

global.

How can we think about extending situational

interest (e.g. in soccer, in computer games) to global motivation (for academics,

skill building?)

COURSEMOLOGY – EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION

• Progression Dynamic (Levels, Achievements)

• Status (Leaderboard)• Appointment Dynamic

(Bonus points for Trainings/Missions)

• Epic Meaning (“Story”)• Behavioral Momentum

(Persistent “Game World”)

Gamification

COURSEMOLOGY – INTRINSIC MOTIVATION• Wide variety and

number of trainings/missions

• Flexible time to complete tasks

• Side Quests

Autonomy

• Reward for effort/Low risk of failure

• Matching of Perceived Ability to Perceived Challenge (Trainings vs Missions)

• Immediate Feedback

Competence

• Forum

Relatedness

OTHER WAYS – INTRINSIC MOTIVATION

• In-Class (Extension activities, Student Choice in Use of Technology and Artifact to Demonstrate Understanding)

• Subject Choices, Enrichment, CCAAutonomy

• Iterative and Ipsative Assessment• Peer and Self AssessmentCompetence

• Matching Passion with Content• Teaching Others (Tutorial Relationships)• Real Assessment

Relatedness

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