Preparing students for success in blended learning environments [Elektronische Ressource] : future oriented motivation and self regulation / vorgelegt von Joel T. Schmidt

Preparing Students for Success in Blended Learning Environments: Future Oriented Motivation & Self-Regulation Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades Doktor der Philosophie (Dr. phil.) an der Fakultät für Psychologie und Pädagogik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München vorgelegt von Joel T. Schmidt J. Schmidt Future Oriented Motivation and Self-Regulation Evaluators: stProf. Dr. Rudolf Tippelt (1 Reader) Chair for General Education and Educational Research ndProf. Dr. Hartmut Ditton (2 Reader) Chair for General Education / Developmental and Socialisation Research Date of the Oral Defence: January 15, 2007 2 J. Schmidt Future Oriented Motivation and Self-Regulation Acknowledgements After my daughter asked me what I was doing on the computer all the time, I explained to her that I was writing a big story about how to help my students want to do better at school. She thought about this for a while and then came to me again with an idea: “Why don’t you just get a big bucket of suckers. And then every time they do something good, they can have a sucker.” – this, from a five year old. For increasing my motivation on this project, I extend my thanks and appreciation to many special people… To my wife, Dorothy whose love and encouragement, probing questions, and awesome management skills carried me along over the complete process.