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Motivation
Definition
The processes that influence whether a learner initiates, directs, persists in, and values an activity.
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Motivation interacts with difficulty, context, goals, identity, feedback, and perceived competence, so it is a design variable as well as a learner characteristic.
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Sources and evidence
- LeBOK — 3.3 Motivational Aspects of Learning (direct)
- The Science of Remote Learning — Motivation and Learning · PDF p. 10 (supporting)