The Effects of Extrinsic Motivation on Scientific and Artistic Creativity among Middle School Students

Autor/inn/en	Xue, Yukang; Gu, Chuanhua; Wu, Jingjing; Dai, David Yun; Mu, Xiaolin; Zhou, Zongkui
Titel	The Effects of Extrinsic Motivation on Scientific and Artistic Creativity among Middle School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Creative Behavior, 54 (2020) 1, S.37-50 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0175
DOI	10.1002/jocb.239
Schlagwörter	Incentives; Student Motivation; Middle School Students; Grade 7; Grade 8; Rewards; Creativity; Expectation; Student Evaluation; Peer Evaluation; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Foreign Countries; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anreiz; Schulische Motivation; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Reward; Belohnung; Kreativität; Expectancy; Erwartung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland
Abstract	The present study tested the effects of extrinsic motivation on scientific and artistic creativity among Chinese middle school students. In Study 1, a between-groups design was applied to examine the effects of expected rewards on scientific and artistic creativity among 123 students, and in Study 2 the same design was applied to examine the effects of expected evaluation from different raters on scientific and artistic creativity among 120 students. We also considered the effects of grade and gender in both studies. The results of Study 1 indicated that expected material reward had significant negative effects on scientific creativity for 7th graders, while expected social reward had significant positive effects on scientific creativity for 8th graders, and both expected material and social rewards had significant positive effects on artistic creativity. The results of Study 2 indicated that expected evaluation from teachers and classmates had significant negative effects on scientific creativity and significant positive effects on artistic creativity. These results suggest that there is no one-size-fits-all answer to the effects of extrinsic motivation and creativity, Factors such as culture, type of extrinsic motivation, grade, and domains of creativity must be fully considered when cultivating adolescents' creativity. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01