Intrinsically motivated students show significantly higher proportions of evaluation and elaboration messages, while extrinsically motivated students concentrate in planning and orientation¶

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q2 i? Evaluation (M5) and Elaboration (M6) were significantly more prevalent in the intrinsic motivation group; Planning (M2) was significantly more frequent in the extrinsic group. → Cui 2026

Evidence¶

Cui 2026¶

Cui, Y., Yan, W., Chiu, T. K. F., & Nakajima, T. (2026). How motivation and roles influence metacognitive engagement in student-GenAI interaction. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 23(34). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-026-00610-z

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Chi-square analyses of 344 student-initiated messages (225 extrinsic, 119 intrinsic). Higher-order categories reached 25.2% in the intrinsic group versus 9.4% in the extrinsic group; the article calls this "nearly three times" the extrinsic proportion. No standardized effect size is printed.

"Chi-square analyses confirmed that Planning (M2) was significantly more frequent among externally motivated students (χ 2=6.20, p < 0.05), whereas Evaluation (M5; χ2=6.42, p < 0.05) and Elaboration (M6; χ2=8.64, p < 0.01) were significantly more prevalent in the intrinsic motivation group."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Motivation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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