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Personality and intrinsic motivational factors in end-user programming

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Peer-reviewed

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Conference Object

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Authors

Aghaee, S 
Blackwell, AF 
Kosinski, M 

Abstract

We explore the factors that determine whether individuals are likely to experience intrinsic motivation in end-user programming (EUP). We report two experiments: one that tests whether there are reliable psychometric constructs that describe different aspects of intrinsic motivation, and one that tests whether these constructs are successful in predicting individuals' own self-reported intrinsic motivation after using a popular EUP product. We conclude that there are identifiable and distinct motivational factors in EUP, and that these are associated with particular psychometric personality traits. We offer several suggestions for future research that could apply these findings to improve uptake and quality of user experience for educational and general-purpose EUP applications.

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Keywords

end-user programming, motivation, personality

Journal Title

Proceedings of IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, VL/HCC

Conference Name

2015 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC)

Journal ISSN

1943-6092
1943-6106

Volume Title

2015-December

Publisher

IEEE