Instructor’s Personal Qualities and Meaningful Behaviors That Positively Impact Students’ Intrinsic Motivation in Studio-Based Disciplines

Abstract

While the studio model's complexity has been acknowledged for the informal teaching and not-scripted approaches, it is still unclear what constitutes teaching that promotes students' intrinsic motivation. Increased individual interaction opportunities between the instructor and a student in studio classes highlight the instructor's ability to form create positive learning environment, form meaningful relationships and intrinsically motivate students. The current study reports on the personal qualities of studio instructors that are found to positively impact students' intrinsic motivation. The study's findings conclude that instructors who can express specific unique qualities succeed in intrinsically motivating their students.