{"id":1305,"date":"2018-09-28T10:51:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T14:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2018-09-28T10:53:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T14:53:17","slug":"take-a-drive-through-the-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/09\/take-a-drive-through-the-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a DRiVE Through the Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>How It&#8217;s Been<\/h3>\n<p>For the longest time, it was Psych 101 that if you rewarded a certain behavior, you would get more of it. This worked in the opposite as well; if you punish a behavior, you would get less of it. Well, I (and Daniel Pink) are here to tell you that that&#8217;s not as clear cut as one would think.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a great visual of what the difference between <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">IN<\/span>trinsic and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">EX<\/span>trinsic motivation<\/p>\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ka-perseus-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/8fad5a85019926d9e667978a1bc26001e32f616d.png?resize=385%2C339&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for extrinsic motivation\" width=\"385\" height=\"339\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Notice how all of the intrinsic motivation isn&#8217;t tangible? There&#8217;s a reason for that! Here&#8217;s an animation of a TEDTalk from DRiVE author Daniel Pink that goes in to more detail about why there are differences in the motivations.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u6XAPnuFjJc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Shifting the DRiVE<\/h3>\n<p>In order to get your kids more motivated, you have to shift the way they view motivation. Most students (myself included) thrive off of extrinsic rewards: grades, payment, stickers, anything. However, this is not conducive to a lot of the tasks that are involved in learning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Positive Feedback is going to be your best friend.\n<ul>\n<li>Giving the students feedback versus a grade allows for them to find the intrinsic motivation to get better, rather than focusing on a grade that they want.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Make routine tasks less routine.\n<ul>\n<li>By mixing up the game a little bit, students are rewarded intrinsically for defeating a really hard or complicated task!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Allow your students to pursue Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose\n<ul>\n<li>By giving your students more say in how they do things, more time to master a concept, and more reasoning behind what they&#8217;re doing, their motivation will skyrocket!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Use &#8220;now-that&#8221; rewards\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t tell your students, &#8220;If you do x you will get y&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Instead, tell them, &#8220;now that you have done x, here is y for your hard work&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>ONLY USE EXTRINSIC WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY\n<ul>\n<li>Extrinsic motivation like grades should be used when the task is extremely routine and almost mind-numbingly boring.<\/li>\n<li>Even when you use extrinsic rewards, try to make sure the students know that you are aware the task is boring, offer a reasoning as to why they are doing the task, and give the students a little freedom as to how they complete the task<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What&#39;s your DRiVE? When you figure out what motivates your students, you&#39;ve figured out how to get them more involved than ever! <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\/scienceteaching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#scienceteaching<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NSTA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NSTA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mr. Thomas (@BryceSBThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BryceSBThomas\/status\/1045683842537926656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kawisnippets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/drive.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for what's your drive?\" width=\"275\" height=\"194\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/ec\/fd\/e2\/ecfde22d30b6dff31624b91e949ad864.jpg?resize=171%2C221&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for what's your drive? motivational\" width=\"171\" height=\"221\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>How It&#8217;s Been For the longest time, it was Psych 101 that if you rewarded a certain behavior, you would get more of it. 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