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Playing with Challenge! (2025)

Niki SoJin Perdok
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Many teachers would agree that getting children to want to practice can be a real challenge. Children should feel motivated to play their instrument, so how can we get students to actually practice, and more importantly, want to practice? This research explores how choosing the right kind of challenge can affect a students’ motivation, autonomy, self-regulation, and practice behaviour. A design-based intervention was carried out in two phases, based on key theoretical concepts: motivation, autonomy, flow, mindset, and self-regulation. The study was conducted in two phases, and data was collected from teaching notes, student practice logs, conversations with parents and observation notes during lessons. After each phase, the data was analysed using qualitative coding to identify patterns in motivation, engagement, and student responses to different forms of challenge. Results indicate that both too little and too much autonomy led to frustration or disengagement. When students had space to approach tasks creatively, (e.g. through drawing, storytelling), or keep track of their practice in their own way (e.g. Colouring, drawing, writing), they stayed motivated and more involved for a longer period of time. Adjusting the level of challenge helped students engage more deeply in practice. Parents noted increased independence and reduced need for their involvement. In some cases, students reused their approach (practice strategies) and applied them to new material. This research suggests that providing challenge creates space for autonomy and creativity strengthens engagement and facilitates self-regulated learning as a side effect. This leads to the question: How can I provide the right type and amount of challenge for my students to stay motivated to practice? Future research could explore effects of challenge on learning behaviour and student confidence
typeresearch exposition
keywordsChallenges, practice, violin
date29/05/2025
published17/07/2025
last modified17/07/2025
statuslimited publication
copyrightNiki Perdok
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3725781/3725782
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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