Its Important an very educational to understand Intrinsic an extrinsic.
Starting off with intrinsic motivation untill it doesn't have as much effect, then transfer to extrinsic motivation to keep them interested and then transfer back to intrinsic motivation.
Over my years of teaching, which I admit has been a shorter run compared to others, I find that intrinsic motivation is really the only way we as instructors can get our students in the classroom. Extrinsic, like the module implied, is often short lived and will burn out after a short amount of time. For example, I host a quiz game with my students every day to get the students engaged in the overarching curriculum and upon my own introduction to the school, I used to reward students with the most points earned with Starbucks. This served as a strong motivator for the students initially, but quickly began to wane as time grew on. Intrinsic motivation is really what they needed. By providing the students with a greater variety of questions and ways in which the questions were asked, students were far more invested in the outcome of the quiz and their participation in it.
Comment on Vonda Reed's post: Thats correct I agree
It's good to bridge extrinsic to intrinsic motivation as the long term achievement will be more rewarding.
Intrinsic and extrinsic aren't words I use daily so remembering the definition of each is somewhat of a challenge. Bets to use intrinsic motivation most frequently while using extrinsic motivation more sparingly. I like the gamification concept as learning should be fun for the instructor and students.
Intrinsic motivators are internal and extrinsic motivators are external every day factors that can include a reward or praise.
There are two types of motivators: intrinsic and extrinsic. The first are the most effective and long-lasting. Intrinsic motivators imply that the activity itself is the reward.
Motivation is a fun and complex thing. What gets one student interested may not affect another. I used to take students out to perform actual, real-world work when teaching Electrical. All of it was school sanctioned, it was work for Habitat for Humanity so it was all volunteer, and it gave them not only real world experience, but it showed them that they could do it.
It is crucial to help our students to stay motivated.
I knew that as instructors we need to find a way to continue stimulating the intrinsic motivators using extrinsic motivators, but thanks to this course I learned that even though extrinsic motivators are useful and sometimes necessary, they can be overused and have a negative effect.
Therefore, I will need to find a balance.
Comment on Amanda Haddock's post: I agree with you. For nursing school is the same.
Intrinsic feel better with doing well with assignments and their learning. Extrinsic like outside rewards and physical things to make them feel good about their learning.
It's important to come up with various ways to keep students motivated. It's also important for an instructor to consider their own motivations.
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivators are both important in the adult learning process.
Knowing both how extrinsic and intrinsic motivators affects the success of students are important. As instructors, we need to help bridge help bridge the gap from extrinsic to intrinsic motivation for a successful class and learning environment. To get the students to think instead of learning as a chore or a to-do to get them desiring to learn the course or program. This part requires getting to know the students, as the first module discussed. Once we get to know the student's past experiences, the instructors can find ways to bridge the gap to how relevant the course is to what they already know or have experienced.
extrinsic and intrinsic motivation is very important in increasing student retention.
Intrinsic motivation is more effective in the class setting.
