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In recent decades there has been a large increase in the number of researchers working to design motivational interventions, which are experimental programs that aim to improve students’ motivation in real-world learning contexts. This work has shown promising results, but in order to produce positive effects of interventions it is essential that researchers conduct, implement, and evaluate these programs carefully. This chapter synthesizes empirical intervention research across five major theories of motivation in the field of educational psychology, along with reviews of different facets of the motivational intervention literature, with a goal to discuss five key questions that researchers who wish to conduct a novel motivational intervention should consider prior to conducting a study. They are the following: (1) What is the theory of change guiding the intervention? (2) Should the intervention target a single motivational construct or multiple motivational constructs? (3) What methodological issues should I consider when designing the intervention? (4) Does the intervention have subgroup effects? (5) Is it ethical to implement the intervention in my chosen context? We discuss each topic and offer conclusions to help guide researchers in the design of future motivational interventions. |
