Motivation, Learning, and Technology

J. Michael Spector is Professor and former Chair of Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas, USA, and Editor-in-Chief of Educational Technology Research & Development.Seung Won Park is Research Professor in the Institute for Teaching and Learning at Daejeon University, South Korea.

"This addition to the Interdisciplinary Approaches to Educational Technology series offers a holistic approach for designing instruction that is motivational for the learner and the educator, including examples extending motivational models, theories, and research to communities of practice. The authors have extensive global experience and knowledge relative to the learning sciences which grounds this practitioner-focused volume. Strongly recommended reading!"–Kay A. Persichitte, Professor of Learning, Design, & Technology and former Dean of the College of Education at the University of Wyoming, USA, and past President of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology"J. Michael Spector and Seung-Won Park have produced an excellent, comprehensive compilation of concepts, theories, and learning aids pertaining to motivation and learning. Their book updates and expands many of the areas of research that I have covered in the past and includes useful teaching aids, learning activities, references, links, and resources that will be welcomed by instructors who adopt this book as well as those who use it for guidance for self-study." –John M. Keller, Professor Emeritus at Florida State University, USA

• PART I: ORGANIZING FRAMEWORK AND INTRODUCTIONChapter 1: A Holistic Model of a PersonChapter 2: A Holistic Model of MotivationChapter 3: The Importance of Motivation in Learning and InstructionChapter 4: Designs to Optimize Motivational FactorsChapter 5: Extending Keller’s ARCS ModelChapter 6: Other Relevant Theories, Models and ConstructsPART II: MOTIVATIONAL SUPPORT FOR LEARNINGChapter 7: Analysis of Leaners’ Motivational NeedsChapter 8: Design, Development and Implementation of Motivational Support for LearningChapter 9: Assessment and Evaluation of Motivational Support for LearningChapter 10: Integrating Motivational Factors with Other Aspects of a PersonChapter 11: Embodied Educational Motivation: An Integrated Framework Including Affective, Physical and Cognitive FactorsPART III: MOTIVATIONAL SUPPORT FOR INSTRUCTIONChapter 12: Teacher Motivation and Analyzing Instructors’ Motivational NeedsChapter 13: Design, Development and Implementation of Motivational Support for InstructionChapter 14: Assessment and Evaluation of Motivational Support for InstructionChapter 15: Contributing to the Knowledge Base of Motivation and LearningChapter 16: Technologies for Integrating Motivational Support in Learning and InstructionPART IV: CONSOLIDATING EMBODIED EDUCATIONAL MOTIVATIONChapter 17: Consolidating Motivational Factors, Communities of Practice, Holistic Approach, Illustrative Examples and Future ResearchPART V: ADDITIONAL RESOURCESGlossary of TermsAppendix A: A Sample Educational Motivation PlanAppendix B: Professional Associations for Educational MotivationAppendix C: Peer-Reviewed Journals for Educational MotivationConsolidated References