#💡 #🟡 # motivation ![[calendar-plus.svg]] <small>Jan 17, 2022</small> | ![[calendar-clock.svg]] <small>Jan 03, 2023</small> 🏷️ [[Learning]], [[andragogy]], [[Productivity MOC]] Motivation is important for adult learners because it takes effort to acquire and then be able to recall new information and skills. *[1]* ##### Motivation equation Piers Steele developed equation for motivation: *[2]* > [! equation] > Motivation = [[expectancy]] x [[value]] / [[impulsivity]] x [[delay]] - Key to improving motivation is to increase the positive variables in the numerator and decrease the negative variables in the denominator. ## Sources *[1]* - [[Instructional Design Adult Learners - Toister]] *[2]* - [Optimize+1](https://www.heroic.us/optimize/plus-one/handy-dandy-motivational-calculator)