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🧪 Classroom Classroom Motivation Simulation

Adjust reward magnitude, reward schedule and reward framing for a simulated classroom of 24 students and watch intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation drive engagement in real time, grounded in Self-Determination Theory and the overjustification effect.

Everyday Physics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted

This simulator models a classroom of 24 students whose engagement is driven by two competing forces: intrinsic motivation and an extrinsic reward drive, following Self-Determination Theory. Adjust the reward magnitude, switch between a fixed and a variable reinforcement schedule, and slide the framing control from "controlling" toward "informational" to watch the overjustification effect play out in real time — large, controlling rewards boost short-term engagement but quietly erode the intrinsic motivation underneath, so when you remove the rewards a classroom driven this way collapses far faster than one built on autonomy-supportive framing.

⚙ Under the hood

Adjust reward levels and observe how student engagement shifts in this classroom dynamics simulation, testing motivational theories with real-time feedback.

Motivation DynamicsBehavioral Models

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install