Interrelationships and Predictive Efficacy for Indices of Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Self-Assessed Motivation for Learning

Researchers measured the constructs of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for college students' learning, examining self-assessed motivation, composite ACT score, and grade point average (GPA). Extrinsic motivation more strongly (though negatively) predicted GPA. There was a significant positiv...

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Published inJournal of research and development in education Vol. 25; no. 3; p. 149
Main Author Mitchell, James V., Jr
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1992
Subjects
Academic Achievement
College Students
Education Majors
Grade Point Average
Higher Education
Incentives
Learning Motivation
Predictor Variables
Self Motivation
Sex Differences
Student Motivation
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Summary:Researchers measured the constructs of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for college students' learning, examining self-assessed motivation, composite ACT score, and grade point average (GPA). Extrinsic motivation more strongly (though negatively) predicted GPA. There was a significant positive relationship between GPA and intrinsic motivation. Motivational indicators were sensitive to gender differences. (SM)
ISSN:0022-426X