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Changing from extrinsic to intrinsic

Sometimes we have students that are highly extrinsicly motivated, because they have been taught to seek the extrinsic reward. Sometimes changing the extrinsic feedback from physical objects to rewards such as just positive feedback seems to shift from extrinsic to intrinsic. Do other people have this experience or other ideas?

I agree this is a step in the right direction. I like to ask questions of the student such as: how do you feel about the project you handed in today? Do you feel it was your best work? What were your strengths and what were the challenges you experienced while doing this project? This puts the students in the position to discover they are working for personal achievement not to satisfy me, the instructor.

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