The designing of competitions, rewards, and trophies has been a controversial topic in educational psychology. Extrinsic motivation vs. intrinsic motivation has dominated discussions among researchers and practitioners in education and psychology for more than two decades.Alfie Kohn, American Author and lecturer in education, psychology, parenting, and human behaviour, has advocated intrinsic motivation in learning. The constructivist approaches of John Dewey and Jean Piaget influenced him. The ...

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