Student Intrinsic Motivation Survey for Physical Computing in Computer Science Classes

The KIM questionnaire was used to survey the intrinsic motivation of students regarding physical computing instruction. Sandra Schulz from Universität Hamburg employed the questionnaire to investigate which physical computing activities may have a particularly positive effect on intrinsic motivation. Open-ended questions were also used to gather which activities students particularly enjoyed in class.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between specific physical computing activities and student motivation based on questionnaire scores.
• Identify which classroom activities are most enjoyed by students based on open-ended survey responses.
• Study pedagogical methods for enhancing intrinsic motivation in computer science education.

Strengths

• Uses the established KIM questionnaire instrument for measuring intrinsic motivation.
• Includes both quantitative survey data and qualitative open-ended responses.
• Focuses on the specific educational context of physical computing in computer science.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Universität Hamburg

Collection Method

Survey data collected via the KIM questionnaire and open-ended questions from students.