Hi All,
I read this thread with much interest, and I also got caught in the question: what comes first: curiosity or motivation to learn?
For me, curiosity can be a reason for a person to want to learn about something. In this sense, curiosity could be interpreted as one of the motivations to learn.
Maybe this is more commonly observed in young people, like kids being curious to learn about something they observe but do not understand it yet. Also, for people passionate about a subject, so the curiosity is driving the personal desire to learn more about it.
But when thinking about professionals working to meet deadlines and extra busy schedules, I believe that knowing the direct benefits of application can increase the motivation to invest precious time on learning something new.
Perhaps we should consider describing the benefits more clearly in course descriptions?
Thanks for the reference on the book by Adam Grant. Sounds like a very good reading for my holiday ;)
I read this thread with much interest, and I also got caught in the question: what comes first: curiosity or motivation to learn?
For me, curiosity can be a reason for a person to want to learn about something. In this sense, curiosity could be interpreted as one of the motivations to learn.
Maybe this is more commonly observed in young people, like kids being curious to learn about something they observe but do not understand it yet. Also, for people passionate about a subject, so the curiosity is driving the personal desire to learn more about it.
But when thinking about professionals working to meet deadlines and extra busy schedules, I believe that knowing the direct benefits of application can increase the motivation to invest precious time on learning something new.
Perhaps we should consider describing the benefits more clearly in course descriptions?
Thanks for the reference on the book by Adam Grant. Sounds like a very good reading for my holiday ;)