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Chapter Three

Academic Intrinsic Motivation: Theory, Assessment, and Longitudinal Research

Adele Eskeles Gottfried¹ Fullerton Longitudinal Study, http://psych.fullerton.edu/fls/, CA, United StatesCalifornia State University, Northridge, CA, United States¹ Corresponding author: email address: adele.gottfried@csun.edu

Abstract

Academic intrinsic motivation (AIM) is enjoyment of school learning, and performance of activities for their own sake, in which pleasure is inherent in the activity itself. It is characterized by an orientation toward mastery; curiosity; persistence; task-endogeny; and the learning of challenging, difficult, and novel tasks. Based on the definition, three scales were developed to assess AIM across young children through adolescents. ...

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