Effects of Perceived Extrinsic Versus Intrinsic Teacher Motivation on Student Reactions to Skill Acquisition

Abstract

Musically naive students were taught a piano lesson. In a paid teaching condition, the teacher was portrayed as being extrinsically motivated by a $25 payment. In a second condition, the teacher was portrayed as an intrinsically motivated volunteer The confederate teacher was blind to conditions and gave the same standardized lesson to all students. Students in the volunteer condition perceived the teacher as exhibiting greater enjoy-mast, enthusiasm, and innovation relative to those in the paid condition hey also enjoyed the lesson more, reported a more positive mood, and were more interested in further learning. During a free-play interval, students in the volunteer condition exhibited greater exploratory activity than those in the paid condition

Mediating effects of teacher enthusiasm and peer enthusiasm on students’ interest in the college classroom

“…Some studies on the relationship between teachers' motivation and students' motivation suggest a positive association between teacher enthusiasm and students' motivational variables. The finding of Wild et al (1992) showed a positive relationship between students' self-perceived motivation and their perceptions of their teacher's motivation. When students perceived their teachers as being intrinsically motivated, they perceived the teacher as an important indicator of the level of interestingness of an activity (Wild et al, 1992).…”

“…The finding of Wild et al (1992) showed a positive relationship between students' self-perceived motivation and their perceptions of their teacher's motivation. When students perceived their teachers as being intrinsically motivated, they perceived the teacher as an important indicator of the level of interestingness of an activity (Wild et al, 1992). Also, Patrick et al (2000) reported that enthusiasm was the strongest predictor among variables of student intrinsic motivation and vitality.…”

“…They reported that a positive link existed between teachers' enjoyment and students' enjoyment and a positive relationship between students' perceptions of their teacher's enthusiasm and the students' level of enjoyment. Wild, Enzle, and Hawkins (1992) studied the effect of students' perceptions of their teacher's motivation on their own motivation. Results indicated that students who considered their teacher more intrinsically motivated reported positive affect and enjoyment when they were in class whereas students who perceived their teacher as extrinsically motivated showed relatively less interest in their class.…”

“…Because teacher enthusiasm has been defined as an important characteristic of an effective teacher (Brophy & Good, 1986), its effects on students' performance (Bettencourt et al, 1983;Brigham, Scruggs, & Mastropieri, 1992) and motivation (Wild et al, 1992;Frenzel et al, 2009) have been explored for decades.…”

Servant-Leadership as an Institutionalized Model in Air Force Education

“…Similarly, students' perceptions of the teachers' motivations also seems to influence student autonomy and intrinsic motivation. Wild, Enzle, and Hawkins (1992) conduced a study of undergraduate musical instruction in which students were all given identical piano lessons. However, some students were convinced the teacher was motivated by a $25.00 fee while others were told the teacher was a volunteer.…”