INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND EXTRINSIC REWARDS - A COMMENTARY ON CAMERON AND PIERCES METAANALYSIS

Citation
Mr. Lepper et al., INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND EXTRINSIC REWARDS - A COMMENTARY ON CAMERON AND PIERCES METAANALYSIS, Review of educational research, 66(1), 1996, pp. 5-32
Citations number
90
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research
ISSN journal
00346543
Volume
66
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
5 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-6543(1996)66:1<5:IMAER->2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
This article provides a critical analysis of Cameron and Pierce's (199 4) metaanalytic review of the experimental literature on the effects o f extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation. It is suggested that Came ron and Pierce's overly simplistic conclusion has little theoretical o r practical value and is instead the direct consequence of their syste matic and consistent misuse of meta-analytic procedures. A more nuance d analysis of the several different processes by which extrinsic rewar ds may affect motivation is also offered.