@inproceedings { , title = {Motivation, optimal experience and flow in first year computing science.}, abstract = {We examine the concept of motivation from the perspective of Self Determination Theory and give a brief overview of relevant results. We also consider the optimal state known as Flow and give an account of its conceptualisation in the theory due to Csikszentmihalyi. After discussion of ways in which these concepts can be measured, we describe a set of preliminary studies that investigate motivation and flow in the context of a first year computing class. We analyse student responses to enquiries about perceptions of motivation and flow experiences and look at links between them. We also discuss intrinsic motivation within the subject.}, conference = {2016 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) conference on innovation and technology in computer science education (ITiCSE '16)}, doi = {10.1145/2899415.2899474}, note = {COMPLETED -- Doc rec'd 1/9/2016 LM -- Chased 25/8/2016 LM -- Out-of-office notification received, due back mid-August 12.07.2016 GB -- Accepted version requested 12.07.2016 GB -- ResearchGate alert 12.07.2016 GB ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: McDermott, Roger}, pages = {206-211}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1710}, keyword = {Motivation, Self determination theory, Optimal experience, Flow, Computer science education}, year = {2016}, author = {McDermott, Roger and Zarb, Mark and Daniels, Mats and Cajander, Åsa and Clear, Tony} }