Motivation, Optimal Experience and Flow in First Year Computing Science
Motivation, Optimal Experience and Flow in First Year Computing Science
Date
2016-07-11
Authors
McDermott, R
Zarb, M
Daniels, M
Cajander, Å
Clear, Tony
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ACM
Abstract
We examine the concept of motivation from the perspective of Self Determination Theory and give a brief overview of relevant results. We also consider the optimal state known as "Flow" and give an account of its conceptualisation in the theory due to Csikszentmihalyi. After discussion of ways in which these concepts can be measured, we describe a set of preliminary studies that investigate motivation and flow in the context of a first year computing class. We analyse student responses to enquiries about perceptions of motivation and flow experiences and look at links between them. We also discuss intrinsic motivation within the subject.
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Motivation; Self determination theory; Optimal experience; Flow
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Published in: Proceeding ITiCSE '16 Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education,
Pages 206-211, doi: 10.1145/2899415.2899474
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