Centre for Intrinsic Motivation
Established in 2014, the Centre for Intrinsic Motivation (CIM) is a flagship venture of Schools and Teachers Innovating for Results (India). Our mission is to improve children’s education by developing teachers and officials to transform the education system.
Education systems have prioritised teacher development through numerous technical training programmes. But these have not had a sustained impact on student learning. Government efforts are commendable and focused on mandated days of training and support, but the impact of this training on classroom practice is limited and not sustainable. This highlights the need for an approach that focuses on mindsets and long term behaviour change, and which provides academic support to teachers through on-site mentoring and continuous professional development.
At CIM, we have identified the intrinsic motivation of teachers and officials as a key factor to sustain improvements in classroom practices and student learning. We strengthen their agency, mastery, and purpose by designing interventions around the core principles of intrinsic motivation. We promote behaviour change by creating and sustaining communities of practice, reflection, and feedback, leading to sustained impacts in student learning.
Our approach has led to improved student outcomes and effective in-service teacher training in India. We are currently working across three states (Delhi, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu) to reach more than 2.9 lakh teachers and 47 lakh children.