We detail in this article not only the different types of motivational orientation
that exist within the global extrinsic category, but moreover, their differential
antecedents and consequences.
In sum, our aim in this article is to revisit the classic distinction between
intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and detail the conditions that fosters each.
Second, we describe a model of differing types of extrinsic motivation. Our
concern here is with how teachers, parents and other socializers can lead
students to internalize the responsibility and sense of value for extrinsic goals
or, alternatively, how they can foster the more typically depicted ‘‘alienated’’
type of extrinsic motivation that is associated with low student persistence,
interest, and involvement