(LCP) and Students' Intrinsic Motivation - Hashemite University

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Dirasat, Educational Sciences, Volume 34, No. 1, 2007

Learner-Centered Practices (LCP) and Students' Intrinsic Motivation: The Case of the Hashemite University, Jordan Jehad Alaedein, Jamal Abu Al-Ruz and Mohammed Abu Alia*

ABSTRACT The authors examined the relationship between Learner-Centered Practices (LCP) and Students' Intrinsic Motivation (IM) and Midterm Grades (MG). Random sample (N= 971) (584 females, 387 males) of Hashemite University graduate and undergraduate students completed Learner-Centered Practices Students' Perceptions Inventory (LCPSPI) (McCombs and Whisler, 1997), and Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI). The results showed significant correlations between students' (LCPSPI) scores and their intrinsic motivation (IMI) scores (r= 0.46, p