ENGAGING STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING FLOW Peter Liljedahl MIHALY CSKSZENTMIHLYI

ENGAGING STUDENTS: UNDERSTANDING FLOW - Peter Liljedahl

MIHALY CSÍKSZENTMIHÁLYI

1. There are clear goals every step of the way. 2. There is immediate feedback on one’s actions. 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills. 4. Attention is focused on one’s actions. 5. Distractions are excluded from consciousness. 6. There is no worry of failure. 7. Self-consciousness disappears. 8. The sense of time becomes distorted. 9. The activity becomes satisfying in its own right. - Csíkszentmihályi (1990) FLOW EXPERIENCE

1. There are clear goals every step of the way. 2. There is immediate feedback on one’s actions. 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills. 4. Attention is focused on one’s actions. 5. Distractions are excluded from consciousness. 6. There is no worry of failure. 7. Self-consciousness disappears. 8. The sense of time becomes distorted. 9. The activity becomes satisfying in its own right. - Csíkszentmihályi (1990) FLOW EXPERIENCE - internal

1. There are clear goals every step of the way. 2. There is immediate feedback on one’s actions. 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills. 4. Attention is focused on one’s actions. 5. Distractions are excluded from consciousness. 6. There is no worry of failure. 7. Self-consciousness disappears. 8. The sense of time becomes distorted. 9. The activity becomes satisfying in its own right. - Csíkszentmihályi (1990) FLOW EXPERIENCE - external

1. There are clear goals every step of the way. 2. There is immediate feedback on one’s actions. 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills. ANXIETY O L F W BOREDOM FLOW EXPERIENCE

1. There are clear goals every step of the way. 2. There is immediate feedback on one’s actions. 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills. ANXIETY O L F W = ENGAGEMENT BOREDOM FLOW EXPERIENCE

1. There are clear goals every step of the way. 2. There is immediate feedback on one’s actions. 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills. - CREATING FLOW - FLOW EXPERIENCE

ANXIETY W O L F BOREDOM CREATING FLOW

ANXIETY W O L F BOREDOM MANAGING FLOW • Give extension • Introduce doubt • Pair with another group • Remove a member of the group • Pair with another group

ANXIETY W O L F BOREDOM MANAGING FLOW • Give hint • Join the group • Pair with a stronger group • Give an easier task • Answer some of the task • Give a hint

ANXIETY W O L F BOREDOM STUDENTS SELF-MANAGING FLOW

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