InquiryProject2:Assessment1

In the first assessment of how a student can be motivated, I picked the person that I wanted to use for the module. At first I thought that I would use the same person that I did in the first inquiry project, but then I began to talk to my mom (as per usual) and found out some interesting things about her summer classes which lead me to switch learners for this project.

A little background info: The class I am using for this project is a technology course. My mom is 50 years old. This is the first time she has taken a course of this type since the 1980's. I knew right away that I wanted to do an inquiry into extrinsic and intrinsic properties of motivation.

Interview Process: For the first interview I wanted the atmosphere to be relaxed and easy going. I knew that my mom would participate either way, but she would be more willing to give examples and to talk freely if the situation was similar to how we talked anyway. I asked a series of questions as 'guides' and then pretty much just sat back and listened to what she had to say. Right away I began to receive the kind of info that I wanted so I didn't have to adjust what type of questions or lead my mom to answer the questions in a way that would work for this assessment.

What I learned about my Learner: I learned that it's really easy to interview my mom! In addition to this I really learned to appreciate the amount of motivation needed to perform in an area that you have little to no knowledge or command over. The reason that I chose intrinsic/extrinsic motivation was because I was interested in whether or not one has outside forces motivating them in this situation or inside forces. How does one continue to STAY motivated in this area? Is this something that can be transferred from a classroom to an everyday setting?