Task Motivation: Learner Selection of Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Orientation.

Newby, Timothy J.; Alter, Pamela A.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Task Motivation: Learner Selection of Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Orientation.

Newby, Timothy J.; Alter, Pamela A.

Educational Technology Research and Development, v37 n2 p77-90 1989

Discussion of task motivation focuses on study that investigated the choice behavior of college students within a computer problem solving task as they controlled and selected problem difficulty levels which maximized either intrinsic interest or extrinsic reward. Sex differences are examined, and treatment for experimental and control groups is described. (36 references) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Incentives, Microcomputers, Motivation Techniques, Predictor Variables, Problem Solving, Rewards, Sex Differences

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