Motivation, flow-experience, and performance in learning settings at universities
Motivation, flow-experience, and performance in learning settings at universities
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DOI:
10.1024/1010-0652.19.3.159
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发表时间:
2005-09-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Bischoff, J
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作者:
Engeser, S;Rheinberg, F;Bischoff, J
According to the cognitive-motivational model of learning, performance depends on the quality and quantity of learning activities as well as on the functional state during learning. We assumed that the flow-experience is one indicator of the functional state. In a study conducted in foreign language courses we demonstrated that flow-experience predicts performance, even when controlled for ability. In accordance with the cognitive-motivational model, flow-experience was predicted by the actual motivational state, which was itself dependent on students' motivation at the beginning of the semester. This pattern of relationships was replicated in a second study conducted in a course on elementary statistics for psychology students. The results of both studies indicate that flow-experience is an indicator of the functional state relevant for learning outcome. The general pattern of the results also fits nicely with the proposed relationships of the cognitive-motivational model of learning.