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Extrinsic Rewards and Intrinsic Motivation in Education: Reconsidered Once Again

Edward L. Deci

University of Rochester

Richard Koestner

McGill University

Richard M. Ryan

University of Rochester

The finding that extrinsic rewards can undermine intrinsic motivation has been highly controversial since it first appeared (Deci, 1971). A meta-analysis published in this journal (Cameron & Pierce, 1994) concluded that the undermining effect was minimal and largely inconsequential for educational policy. However, a more recent meta-analysis (Deci, Koestner, & Ryan, 1999) showed that the Cameron and Pierce meta-analysis was seriously flawed and that its conclusions were incorrect. This article briefly reviews the results of the more recent meta-analysis, which showed that tangible rewards do indeed have a substantial undermining effect. The meta-analysis provided strong support for cognitive evaluation theory (Deci & Ryan, 1980), which Cameron and Pierce had advocated abandoning. The results are briefly discussed in terms of their relevance for educational practice.

Review of Educational Research, Vol. 71, No. 1, 1-27 (2001)
DOI: 10.3102/00346543071001001


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