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DIY Media Creation
Fields, Deborah A.; Magnifico, Alecia Marie; Lammers, Jayne C.; Curwood, Jen Scott
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v58 n1 p19-24 Sep 2014
Research suggests that young adults are motivated in school contexts when they believe in their own self-efficacy, have intrinsic motivation, set goals, experience agency, and demonstrate interest. To highlight how online spaces foster motivation, we focus specifically on two project-based DIY sites, Figment.com and Scratch.mit.edu. From reading and writing to programming and designing, these environments offer young adults around the world an opportunity to interact and collaborate with others around a shared passion. We focus specifically on the design features of these DIY sites and consider how they motivate young adults' digital literacy practices.
Descriptors: Young Adults, Student Motivation, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation, Student Empowerment, Student Interests, Web Sites, Interaction, Cooperation, Media Literacy, Multimedia Materials
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