Faculty's attitudes and perceptions related to applying motivational principles to their teaching: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is uncommon for faculty development professionals to assess faculty attitudes towards their teaching responsibilities and their perceived obstacles to teaching effectiveness. The purposes of this study were (a) to document faculty attitudes and practices related to applying motivation principles, and (b) to identify the perceived contextual factors that may shape these attitudes and practices.

Methods

A sequential explanatory mixed methods design was used. Faculty members (n = 272; 32% response rate) were surveyed about their responsibility for and application of the five motivational principles that are part of the MUSIC Model of Motivation: eMpowerment, Usefulness, Success, Interest, and Caring. Repeated measures ANOVAs and Student's t-tests were computed to

SUBMITTER: Snook AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8008516 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature