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Principle: Students' motivation determines, directs, and sustains what they do to learn.

    As students enter college and gain greater autonomy over what, when, and how they study and learn, motivation plays a critical role in guiding the direction, intensity, persistence, and quality of the learning behaviors in which they engage. When students find positive value in a learning goal or activity, expect to successfully achieve a desired learning outcome, and perceive support from their environment, they are likely to be strongly motivated to learn (Ambrose, Bridges, Lovett, DiPietro, & Norman, 2010, p.5).

‌To investigate practical ways to view, analyze, and design motivating learning experiences from an EVMS perspective, CLICK HERE.

For more information visit Carnegie Mellon's Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Education Innovation. 

Ambrose, S. A., Bridges, M. W., Lovett, M. C., DiPietro, M., & Norman, M. K. (2010). How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. San Francisco, CA: Josey-Bass.