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ERIC Number: EJ147267
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Toward the Experimental Analysis of "Continuing Motivation"
Sorenson, Richard L.; Maehr, Martin L.
Journal of Educational Research, 69, 9, 319-22, May-Jun 76
A comparison of continuing motivation in preschool and third-grade children suggested that extrinsic rewards for intrinsically interesting tasks reduced motivation, especially for older subjects. (GW)
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Preschool Children, Primary Education, Research Projects, Rewards, Task Performance
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