{"id":1271,"date":"2018-09-26T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2018-09-26T14:21:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T18:21:00","slug":"evolution-of-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/09\/evolution-of-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"EVOLUTION OF DRIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Origins<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>From the beginning of time, what has been the source of our survival?\u00a0 Motivation for survival.\u00a0 The origins of motivation can be traced back thousands to millions of years in fossil records.\u00a0 As a biologist, my goal is to break down and find a reason behind this thing called &#8220;drive&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>What is drive? Drive is our motivation.\u00a0 This is what gets us to do our daily tasks and succeed.\u00a0 From researcher, Daniel Pink, he has done extensive work on what &#8220;drive&#8221; is and how it effects people.\u00a0 He is an expert on the different classifications of drive.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1280 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-1.52.45-PM-300x112.png?resize=300%2C112\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-1.52.45-PM.png?resize=300%2C112&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-1.52.45-PM.png?resize=768%2C287&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-1.52.45-PM.png?resize=1024%2C383&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-1.52.45-PM.png?w=1460&amp;ssl=1 1460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Species<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are two different species of drive, and they are known as:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Intrinsic motivation<\/li>\n<li>Extrinsic motivation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>What&#8217;s the difference between these two species?\u00a0 Well, intrinsic motivation is an inner desire and emotional yearning that one wants to strive towards.\u00a0 On the other hand, extrinsic motivation is an outside type of reward system who wants to gain external gratification.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What will help your students succeed in class? Get to know what they\u2019re passionate about. Utilize those passions to DRIVE them into your lessons. Intrinsic motivation sets your students up for success. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnMacKenzie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnMacKenzie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EDT431?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EDT431<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NSTA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NSTA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/scienceteaching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#scienceteaching<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mr. Seballos (@mr_seballos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mr_seballos\/status\/1045014092954718208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are also three sub-species of intrinsic motivation that help us to further identify the species:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Autonomy = the freedom and desire to control any aspect of your life.<\/li>\n<li>Purpose = the reasons for our existence and overall personal life.<\/li>\n<li>Mastery = the desire to perfect a task in your life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1281 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-1.53.51-PM-300x171.png?resize=300%2C171\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-1.53.51-PM.png?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-1.53.51-PM.png?resize=768%2C436&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-1.53.51-PM.png?resize=1024%2C582&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-1.53.51-PM.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Where is &#8220;drive&#8221; today?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The population size of drive is extremely disproportionate today mainly because of the exponential growth of extrinsic motivation.\u00a0 Today, in classrooms especially, extrinsic motivation is overused.\u00a0 Rewarding extra credit, grades, candy\/food to students has created the overall drive to be at an unwanted size.\u00a0 External praise isn&#8217;t always good for students; in fact, it&#8217;s what causes this rapid decrease in intrinsic motivation.<\/p>\n<p>Intrinsic motivation should be implemented to save its species population.\u00a0 How can we do this?\u00a0 Help revive the sub-species to make a come back in classrooms.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help bring back student&#8217;s interests into the lessons by getting to know what they&#8217;re truly passionate about.<\/li>\n<li>Eliminate busy work and include opportunities for cooperative learning with different student-led activities.<\/li>\n<li>Guide students through their work so they can feel their personal growth in the class pay off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-2.08.40-PM-291x300.png?resize=291%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-2.08.40-PM.png?resize=291%2C300&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-26-at-2.08.40-PM.png?w=662&amp;ssl=1 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We need to help our students strive to their different motivational needs.\u00a0 By cutting the external praise\/rewards from your curriculum and allowing students to find their passions, we can revive the intrinsic motivation species back into our lives.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When you ask a student to read ONE sentence and they decide to read TEN!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IntrinsicMotivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IntrinsicMotivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Goals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Goals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoWestville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoWestville<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eu1MYLXeIX\">pic.twitter.com\/eu1MYLXeIX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Westville Schools (@gowestville) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gowestville\/status\/1044596577015410689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Students will really go above and beyond if you teach them about what they&#8217;re truly passionate about!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Origins From the beginning of time, what has been the source of our survival?\u00a0 Motivation for survival.\u00a0 The origins of motivation can be traced back <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/09\/evolution-of-drive\/\" title=\"EVOLUTION OF DRIVE\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2522,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-1271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drive","category-misc","tag-drive"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2522"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1271"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1283,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271\/revisions\/1283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}