Initiating Intrinsic Motivation in Online Education: Review of the Current State of the Art.

Kawachi, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ675010

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Publication Date: 2003

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Initiating Intrinsic Motivation in Online Education: Review of the Current State of the Art.

Kawachi, Paul

Interactive Learning Environments, v11 n1 p59-81 Apr 2003

Discusses the need to initiate intrinsic motivation in Japanese students in online higher education. Presents an overview of the online education process with constructivist learning theory, including various learning interactions; and describes sub-types of personal intrinsic motivation including challenge, fantasy, and curiosity. (Contains 62 references.) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Curiosity, Fantasy, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interaction, Learning Motivation, Literature Reviews, Online Courses, Self Motivation, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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