Children's Theories of Motivation

Autor/inn/en	Gurland, Suzanne T.; Glowacky, Victoria C.
Titel	Children's Theories of Motivation
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 110 (2011) 1, S.1-19 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0965
DOI	10.1016/j.jecp.2011.03.013
Schlagwörter	Motivation Techniques; Student Motivation; Individual Differences; Rewards; Childhood Attitudes; Theories; Student Interests; Prediction; Predictor Variables; Attitude Measures + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Motivationsförderung; Schulische Motivation; Individueller Unterschied; Reward; Belohnung; Theory; Theorie; Studieninteresse; Vorhersage; Prädiktor
Abstract	To investigate children's theories of motivation, we asked 166 children (8-12 years of age) to rate the effect of various motivational strategies on task interest, over the short and long terms, in activities described as appealing or unappealing. Children viewed the rewards strategy as resulting in greatest interest except when implemented over the long term for appealing activities. Individual difference analyses revealed that some children held operant theories of motivation, in which rewards were central, and others held hybrid theories, in which rewards were key, but some allowance was made for interest to be self-sustaining in the absence of inducements. Children's theories predicted their academic self-regulation. Their theories are discussed relative to an expert theory of motivation. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10