Educational Psychology / Unit 7 EDP 0606 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Conditions for Intrinsic Motivation
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The idea
Classrooms encourage intrinsic motivation when students feel they belong and are respected, evaluation is de-emphasized, students have some control, and tasks are challenging but doable, with a clear rationale.
In practice
A teacher lets students choose among three project topics and explains why the skill matters.
Where people slip
These conditions return as the three needs of self-determination theory later in this unit.
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