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A Christian educational perspective on the process oriented approach to intrinsic motivation
Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship/Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap | Vol 57, No 2 | a781 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koers.v57i2.781
| © 1992 Mechaéla Scott
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 28 January 1992 | Published: 28 January 1992
Submitted: 28 January 1992 | Published: 28 January 1992
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Mechaéla Scott, Department of Educational Psychology, Guidance and Orthopedagogics Potchefstroom University for CHE POTCHEFSTROOM, South AfricaFull Text:
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Within the classroom context, albeit school or university, intrinsic motivation can effectively be described and changed if a process-oriented approach is employed. The question is posed whether a process-oriented approach to motivation is acceptable to Christian education. To answer this question, intrinsic motivation and the process-oriented approach to motivation are described. A Christian view of self-knowledge and control, which are the main components of a process-oricnted approach to motivation, is subsequently given and the process-oriented approach to motivation is subjected to a Christian evaluation. The conclusions are drawn that this approach can fruitfully be used in Christian education, given that self-knowledge and control arc interpreted within the context of the concept of the student as God’s representative on earth and the fact that God equipped him adequately with cognitive, affective and conative abilities to respond to His call to discover, develop and rule the earth actively.
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