Learner Interests, Achievement, and Continuing Motivation in Instruction

Learner Interests, Achievement, and Continuing Motivation in Instruction

Learners often feel that instruction lacks personal relevance. Designing instructional materials that account for learners' interests may be one means of improving motivation in instruction. High school seniors (N=72) participated in an experimental study that investigated the motivational effe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of instructional development 1987-09, Vol.10 (3), p.11-14
1. Verfasser: Herndon, James N.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic motivation
Automobiles
Ecology
Educational organization
Educational research
Educational sciences
General points
Higher education
Human ecology
Individualized instruction
Instructional development
Learning motivation
Pedagogy
Syllogisms
United States, Canada
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Zusammenfassung:Learners often feel that instruction lacks personal relevance. Designing instructional materials that account for learners' interests may be one means of improving motivation in instruction. High school seniors (N=72) participated in an experimental study that investigated the motivational effects of incorporating their reported interests into instruction. Results showed that significantly more learners were willing to return to a task that used their interests (F=5.76, p
ISSN:0162-2641
2331-3978
DOI:10.1007/BF02905781