Discussiin tonight

This week focused on the roles that interest and affect play in learning situations. It also introduced theories on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and how these theories are applied in educational settings. Did you choose to read Chapters 6 and 7? Why or why not? As you reflect on your reasons, consider how interest, affect, and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation affected your decision.

By Wednesday:

Post an explanation of why you decided to read or not to read Chapters 6 and 7 in their entirety and relate your reasons for your decision to interest, affect, and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. (Be honest. You will not be penalized for not reading the chapters in their entirety.)

Read a selection of your colleagues' postings. As you read their responses, note those to which you would like to respond with advice, questions, comments, and/or encouragement

Resources to use:

This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of the assigned resources for this week. To view this week's media resources, please use the streaming media player below.

Required Readings

There are no required readings this week.

Media

Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (2011). Motivation and learning: Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 9 minutes.

In this program, Dr. Raymond Wlodkowski explains the different reasons people are motivated and why culture and motivation are inseparable. As well, he also provides us with the distinctions between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

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Optional Resources

Course Text: Motivation in Education: Theory, Research and Applications

Chapter 6: "Interest and Affect"

Chapter 7: "Intrinsic Motivation"