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MECHANISMS OF MOTIVATION

BRIAN HOUSAND, PhD


East Carolina University

ANGELA HOUSAND, PhD

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Motivation is Complex
Competence Autonomy Control Goal Pursuit Persistence Challenge Interest

THEORY

TECH

CONTROL

Autonomy
The freedom to choose!

Autonomy
The more autonomous a person believes their behavior to be the greater the personal satisfaction and enjoyment from engaging in that behavior.

CHOICE

CHOICE

THE ILLUSION OF CHOICE

MENUS

CHOICE

CHOICE

CHOICE

CHOICE

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High achieving students demonstrated greater autonomy and competence than low achieving students in computer-based learning tasks.
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Autonomously-Motivated Students! vs.! Control-Motivated Students


Preference for optimal challenge Enjoy optimal challenge Stronger perceptions of control Greater creativity More positive emotionality Higher self-worth (Reeve, 2002)

Educational Benefits of Autonomy-Supportive Teachers


Greater conceptual understanding Greater flexibility in thinking More information processing Greater creativity Higher perceived competence
(Reeve, 2002)

FUTURE SHOCK
The shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time.
- Alvin Tofer

POWER
SEARCHING
http://www.powersearchingwithgoogle.com/

agoogleaday.com

CHALLENGE

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Ascending Intellectual Demand

cty.jhu.edu/ctyonline

ctd.northwestern.edu/gll

ohs.stanford.edu

connectionsacademy.com

egifted.org

ocw.mit.edu

ocwconsortium.org

coursera.org

iTunes U

ACCREDITATION? CREDIT?

CURIOSITY

Episodic Curiosity

Episodic Curiosity

Episodic Curiosity

Episodic Curiosity

COOPERATION

RELATEDNESS...
Feeling connected to others and having a sense of belonging to a community.

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MANIFESTO:

A Guide for Developing a Creative Career


1. Don't be afraid to fall in love with something and pursue it with intensity.+ 2. Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop, exploit and enjoy your greatest strengths.+ 3. Learn to free yourself from the expectations of others and to walk away from the games they impose on you.++ +++++Free yourself to play your own game.+

4. FIND A GREAT TEACHER OR MENTOR WHO WILL HELP YOU.!


5. Don't waste energy trying to be well rounded.+ 6. Do what you love and can do well.+ 7. Learn the skills of interdependence.
(Torrance, 2002)

mentoring.org

imentoring.org

telementor.org

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COMPETITION

studentcompetitions.com

diy.org

We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but at least we can prepare our children for the future.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Motivation is Complex

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