Essays about: "Intrinsic Motivations"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 45 essays containing the words Intrinsic Motivations.

  1. 21. Utilizing the full engagement of experienced citizen scientists: how to motivate for increased contribution.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Fanny Ljungman; [2020]
    Keywords : Motivation; citizen science; experienced citizen scientists; intrinsic motivation; extrinsic motivation; Artdatabanken;

    Abstract : Citizen science is when ordinary people help with scientific research, e.g. within biodiversity, molecular biology and astronomy. At Artdatabanken, which is an organization that observes biodiversity, citizen science is used to enable data gathering of species in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 22. Environmental Science Communication at Swedish universities

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Beate Mahl; [2020]
    Keywords : Environmental communication; science communication; communication models; communication strategies; Swedish universities; society;

    Abstract : Given the severe environmental problems we are facing, it is crucial to communicate environmental knowledge to society in order to facilitate a trajectory towards sustainability. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore how departments at Swedish universities, whose research revolves around environmental topics, communicate their research. READ MORE

  4. 23. KNOWLEDGE COPRODUCTION IN DISCOGS MUSIC DATABASE : A study of the motivations behind a crowdsourced online discography

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Sicilia; [2020]
    Keywords : Discogs; Online knowledge coproduction; Motivation; Contribution; Crowdsourcing; Open source content;

    Abstract : Discogs  is  a crowdsourced  online  discography  that  has  become  one  the  largest music databases   and   marketplace   used   by   collectors   and   enthusiasts. To   learn   about   what motivates Discogs community users to contribute, the answers provided by the respondents(n=135)   to an   online   survey with   Likert-scaled   items   measuring different types   of motivations  and  some  open-ended  questions were analysed. READ MORE

  5. 24. Crop diversity in Scania : geographical and cognitive mapping

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Shaktima López Hösel; [2019]
    Keywords : crop diversity; agroecology; food systems; ecosystem services; resilience; farmer s motivations; geographical information systems; self-determination theory; cognitive mapping;

    Abstract : Modern agriculture is characterized by large scale and large-scale farming of a few crops, which rely heavily on external inputs. These kinds of intensive and specialized farming systems are contributing to exceeding the planetary boundaries for our ecosystems. READ MORE

  6. 25. Motivation to participate in Ant Forest

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Shuyu Ye; Xin Shen; Lei Yang; [2019]
    Keywords : Ant Forest; Alipay; Intrinsic Motivation; Extrinsic Motivation; China;

    Abstract : As the largest third-party payment platform in China, Alipay has joined the team of making the world greener with the embedded cute mini APP--Ant Forest. Why are so many Alipay users willing to plant trees through Ant Forest? What are the motivations that affect their continued planting for months or even years? Based on the previous literature, we outlined a new framework to investigate the motivation in Ant Forest. READ MORE