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Why extrinsic rewards don't work. - 1 views

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shared by Sean McHugh on 22 May 14 - No Cached
  • The most motivating factors are getting genuinely better at something, and getting recognised by those around us. Mastery and relationships motivate most.
  • we’re bribing students into compliance instead of challenging them into mastery
  • Tangible rewards substantially undermine intrinsic motivation,
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  • Do rewards motivate people? Absolutely. They motivate people to get rewards. When people use rewards to motivate, that’s when they’re demotivating.
  • once an activity is associated with an external reward, people are less inclined to participate in the activity without a reward present.
  • We want pupils to develop their intrinsic motivation.
  • Sean McHugh on 22 May 14
     
    The most motivating factors are getting genuinely better at something, and getting recognised by those around us. Mastery and relationships motivate most.
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