Badges don’t need to be added as incentives - Of the hundreds of comments on the Ditch That Textbook blog, Alex Enkerli wrote one of my absolute favorites all-time. Students seem to study more for those than for her old vocabulary tests.Ħ. Use game tactics in class - Marianne Ferreira wrote that she uses competition in sites like Quizlet (online flashcards) and Kahoot! (gameshow-style quiz game) to get students excited about learning vocabulary. He wrote: “Kids have told me that they really want to be acknowledged for doing the right thing and I think experience points and badges can, and do, do that.”ĥ. So he tried gamifying his class, adding experience points like you’d find in a video game as a positive reinforcement. Going without grades and extrinsic motivators may not be the answer - Alfonso Gonzalez tried this and didn’t get the results he expected. It certainly has a lot to do with the nature and background of the students themselves – my kids, coming from a somewhat privileged background, almost come to school with this expectation.”Ĥ.
She wrote: “You do have those occasions where the children are so completely motivated or engrossed in the task it is unnecessary – and that can be quite often really. Sometimes, the task is unnecessary - Laura wrote that she leans toward extrinsic motivation generally but sees intrinsic motivation light the fire of student learning. 27 ways to encourage intrinsic motivation in your students - Suzanne shared a link to this infographic that offers great game-changing ideas to help students find their inner drive: ģ. So if they don’t get a badge, it’s another failure.”Ģ. She wrote, “Like food, clothing and shelter that we already provide, we’re trying to get that love of learning in their minds and hearts before they leave us. She encouraged intentional, meaningful use of badges in education.
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Badges can be come “just one more ‘test'” - Suzanne is a librarian from a K-5 Title I school with 95 percent of students on free and reduced lunch. Here are 10 of the best takeaway messages from the great comments left from my readers about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation:ġ. But intrinsic motivation doesn’t work for everyone in every subject, I’m finding, so classrooms can really benefit from that “1-2 punch” of both. One of my early posts here (almost two years ago!) was about using mastery, autonomy and purpose to motivate. It’s based one of my favorite TED Talks, Dan Pink’s talk titled, “The puzzle of motivation.” I still think intrinsic motivation and students’ curiosity are the best routes to get learners excited about something. Most of my own argument on motivation, in hindsight, appeared to be for using extrinsic motivators, but I also agree that it’s most powerful when both are present. Having both is kind of like teaching to multiple intelligences or modalities: they reach students differently, and neglecting one for another will leave some students out in the dark. Most agreed - and I do, too - that both are necessary and encourage learners in different ways. The best way to sum up everyone’s input was that both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation have their place in education. curiosity: What should motivate students?” They engaged in a great sharing of viewpoints from both sides of the intrinsic/extrinsic motivation spectrum.
(Public domain photo via Pixabay)Ī great conversation ensued on my recent post: “ Badges vs. My readers offer great insight on motivating students. Extrinsic motivators and badges can motivate student learning, but intrinsic motivation is powerful, too.
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