Chapter 6 presents an array of techniques for assessing motivation including self-reports, questionnaires, rating scales, checklists, surveys, interviews, and a diagnostic protocol. In addition to these assessments, Appendices 6A, 6B, and 6C – designed for teachers, students, and corporate folk – contain the Reisman Diagnostic Motivation Assessment (RDMA) items that emerged from and are categorized by the motivation theorists presented in Chapter 3. Appendix 6D includes the Reisman Diagnostic Creativity Assessment (RDCA) interpretation and Appendix 6E provides an alternative RDMA interpretation. This chapter also addresses why motivation in education is important, students and motivation, teachers and motivation, corporate employer and employee motivation, self-esteem and motivation, and motivation and creativity.

This chapter addresses the neuroscience of creativity in the context of the trends related to creativity and motivation, namely mindfulness and mind/brain/education (MBE) science. Included are neuroscience methodology, neuroscience studies, mindfulness and creativity, mindfulness and Motivation, mindfulness techniques, benefits of mindfulness in education, mindfulness versus metacognition, and MBE science.