Comments on: Episode 29: Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic vs. the Motivation To Learn http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2007/09/episode-29-extrinsic-vs-intrinsic-vs-the-motivation-to-learn/ Psychology podcast and resources for students and educators Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:00:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2007/09/episode-29-extrinsic-vs-intrinsic-vs-the-motivation-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-1672 Kevin Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:16:12 +0000 http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2007/09/16/episode-29-extrinsic-vs-intrinsic-vs-the-motivation-to-learn/#comment-1672 Wanted to comment on this, even though it is two years too late... I was an avid reader from 1st to 5th grade - until they introduced a program call "A.R Reading" which said for a grade you must read books, take tests on the books to score points and oh by the way you have to read in a certain "level." I learned to hate reading from this even though they also introduced pizza parties and bowling at 100 point and what not. I have since learned to love reading, again (I'm a terribly slow reader, but my comprehension is great) but I believe that extrinsic rewards as far as a reading motivation is a fail... but that was for someone who enjoyed reading, maybe if they had just applied it to those who didn't read. Wanted to comment on this, even though it is two years too late… I was an avid reader from 1st to 5th grade – until they introduced a program call “A.R Reading” which said for a grade you must read books, take tests on the books to score points and oh by the way you have to read in a certain “level.” I learned to hate reading from this even though they also introduced pizza parties and bowling at 100 point and what not.

I have since learned to love reading, again (I’m a terribly slow reader, but my comprehension is great) but I believe that extrinsic rewards as far as a reading motivation is a fail… but that was for someone who enjoyed reading, maybe if they had just applied it to those who didn’t read.

]]> By: isabel http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2007/09/episode-29-extrinsic-vs-intrinsic-vs-the-motivation-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-237 isabel Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:12:00 +0000 http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2007/09/16/episode-29-extrinsic-vs-intrinsic-vs-the-motivation-to-learn/#comment-237 On visualizing unusual things: being asked to see chemical compounds as floating and reacting coloured blobs in the air. The speaker believed that this visualization would help out artists-- tailoring visualizations to suit specific interests is definitely a cool thing, but that particular i.e. didn't work with me. Too abstract! Extrinsic awards would definitely help students keep on track throughout the term. Attendance and reading completion rewards for i.e. discourage skipping and cramming. Rewarding even superficial learning helps with confidence, because it at least keeps course material familiar. Confidence is a good thing to have when an intrinsic task comes up! On visualizing unusual things: being asked to see chemical compounds as floating and reacting coloured blobs in the air. The speaker believed that this visualization would help out artists– tailoring visualizations to suit specific interests is definitely a cool thing, but that particular i.e. didn’t work with me. Too abstract!

Extrinsic awards would definitely help students keep on track throughout the term. Attendance and reading completion rewards for i.e. discourage skipping and cramming. Rewarding even superficial learning helps with confidence, because it at least keeps course material familiar. Confidence is a good thing to have when an intrinsic task comes up!

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