Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS)

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Description

The IMMS is one of several instruments the digest says were developed for assessing the motivational quality of instructional situations. It "asks students to rate 36 ARCS-related statements in relation to the instructional materials they have just used", with items keyed to Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction. The digest attributes it to Keller (1987).

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Students who have just used the instructional materials being rated
• 36 ARCS-related statements for students to rate

Constraints

Target Learners

• Students in classroom instruction and users of instructional materials, as described in the digest

Target Learning Goals

• Assessing the motivational quality of instructional materials from the student's perspective

Affordances

• Arcs Model
• Arcs Strategy Subcomponent Taxonomy

Claims

Related Elements

• Arcs Model

Examples

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Key Sources

• Small, Ruth V. (1997). Motivation in Instructional Design. ERIC Digest. ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED409895

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title	Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS)
description	The IMMS is one of several instruments the digest says were developed for assessing the motivational quality of instructional situations.
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