Using Computer-Managed Instructional Software to Increase Motivation and Achievement in Elementary School Children.

AbstractThis study provides evidence that the use of computer-managed instructional (CMI) feedback can have a positive effect on student motivation and achievement. An experimental research study, based on the Cognitive Evaluation Theory’s proposition that extrinsic, informational feedback will result in higher levels of achievement, compared two groups of students. One of the groups received computer-generated, graphical grade feedback for 27 weeks, while the other received traditional achievement feedback. In this study, the group receiving the computer-generated feedback showed a significant increase in intrinsic motivation and achievement, thereby supporting the theory and demonstrating the efficacy of CMI in a heretofore untested manner.

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