2. Learner Outcomes
• The principles of motivation
• Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
• Approaches to Motivation
• How do we motivate?
3. An internal state that arouses, directs,
and maintains behavior (psyches you
up, gets you moving, and keeps you on
task).
4. The Principles of Motivation
• Optimal match between learning
opportunities and prior experience/
knowledge.
• Learner perceives self-relevance of learning
domain.
• Optimal curriculum and instruction.
6. Extrinsic motivation
Comes from outside the person:
Money
Respect
Authority (power)
To not be labeled a deatbeat/loser/welfare case.
7. The Behavioral Approach
We are motivated by gaining rewards or avoiding
negative consequences.
“I am here for a paycheck”.
8. Cognitive Approaches
• Emphasizes intrinsic motivation
• People are active and curious
• Learning itself is rewarding
“This is interesting, how does it work?”
9. Sociocultural Approaches
• Our need for IDENTITY is what motivates us.
• People engage in activities to maintain identities and
relationships within a community.
• We are motivated to become like the community
members we respect.
“I am a _________.”
10. How Do We Motivate?
Optimal matching:
• Goldilocks – not too hard, not too easy but just right.
• The learning must line up with prior knowledge and
experience.
11. Identification and Self-relevance Perceptions
• Fulfills the need to achieve
• Enjoyment of the task
• Serves some end goal
• The learning is relatable
14. What We Learned:
• The principles of motivation
• Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
• Approaches to Motivation
• How do we motivate in education/training?
Notas del editor
Motivation theoryHow to motivate those that do not want to learn
Motivation definition
Appropriate level of instruction and materials where the learner sees a reason to learn the subject.Situated learning
That one family member…
Why are you learning this program? I have to use it for my job.This can be the LEAST motivational
The MOST motivational.People learn better in groups (for most types of learning) – Cooperative learning
The next level in the course
Situated learning, cooperative learning
Principles of Motivation:Optimal match between learning opportunities and prior experience/ knowledge.Learner perceives self-relevance of learning domain.Optimal curriculum and instruction.Intrinsic/ExtrinsicApproaches: behavorial – reward/consequences; Cognitive – intrinsic, active/curious, learning is rewardingSociocultural – Identity, maintain relationshios within a commuity, motivated to become like community members we respectHow: Optimal matching – goldilocks - Fits with prior knowledge/experienceIdentification and Self Relevance Perceptions: fulfills need to achieve, enjoyment of task, end goal, relatableScaffolding: builds upon itselfBest way: situated learning - relatable, cooperative group learning - sociocultural