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Chapter 6 - Assessment of Motivation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2024

Fredricka Reisman ,
Larry Keiser ,
Jeff Westphal  and
Penny Hammrich
Fredricka Reisman
Affiliation:
Drexel University
Larry Keiser
Affiliation:
Drexel University
Jeff Westphal
Affiliation:
MeaningSphere Inc.
Penny Hammrich
Affiliation:
Drexel University
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Summary

Chapter 6 presents an array of techniques for assessing motivation including self-reports, questionnaires, rating scales, checklists, surveys, interviews, and a diagnostic protocol. In addition to these assessments, Appendices 6A, 6B, and 6C – designed for teachers, students, and corporate folk – contain the Reisman Diagnostic Motivation Assessment (RDMA) items that emerged from and are categorized by the motivation theorists presented in Chapter 3. Appendix 6D includes the Reisman Diagnostic Creativity Assessment (RDCA) interpretation and Appendix 6E provides an alternative RDMA interpretation. This chapter also addresses why motivation in education is important, students and motivation, teachers and motivation, corporate employer and employee motivation, self-esteem and motivation, and motivation and creativity.

Keywords

self-reportsquestionnairesrating scaleschecklistssurveysinterviewsdiagnostic protocolReisman Diagnostic Motivation Assessment (RDMA)teachers and motivationcorporate motivationself-esteem and motivationmotivation and creativity
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Connecting Creativity and Motivation Research with End Users
Lab to Learner
 , pp. 160 - 200
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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