Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation (Locus)

Four General Approaches

Self-Regulated Learning TARGETT

Types of Motivation

1. Behavioral view (extrinsic motivation)
2. Cognitive view (intrinsic motivation)
3. Humanistic view (deprivation and being needs)
4. Need for achievement
5. Need to avoid failure
6. Attributing success/failure to internal-stable causes
7. Attributing success/failure to external-unstable causes

1. _____ I'm going to stay home tonight and work on my science project.  It's interesting and I've got an idea I want to try out."
2. _____"I want to finish the week's assignment by Thursday because I get to do what I want in Friday's class if I've completed my work."
3. _____"I just can't concentrate on the lesson because I know at lunch nobody is going to want to sit with me."
4. _____"I tried hard and earned my A in physics."
5. _____"If at first I don't succeed, Ill try again."  (This student likes challenges and doesn't need excessive praise or encouragement.)
6. _____"if at first I don't succeed, I quit."  (This student likes  situations where he will probably succeed, and needs recognition of successes.)
7. _____ "I know I'm dumb in math, and I don't even try anymore."

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Locus of Control Test

1. Getting good grades is due to hard work.
2. It is not important to vote in elections.
3. I earn the honors I receive.
4. A person can get rich by gambling and winning.
5. I have a need to be kept informed about the world.
6. I sometimes don't know who my real friends are.
7. I can often convince friends that I am right.
8. The grades I get are due to the teacher's moods.
9. There is no such thing as luck.
10. The jobs I get are often a matter of whom I know.