JoinPoint of View: Dissecting Motivation—The Will-Skill-Thrill Profile
Teaching is not talking. Teaching is creating an environment where learning happens. Effective teaching is creating an environment where maximum learning happens for every student. This requires acknowledging the complexities of intrinsic motivation and our students’ unique WST (will-skill-thrill) profiles. Skill and thrill are not always beholden to will. They respond to and interact with each other. We will be most effective when we design our courses to acknowledge and develop these components in tandem rather than expecting will alone to be sufficient.