Author(s)

Wenxia Du ¹, Qiwen Yu ¹, Xin Wang ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China
² Chengde College of Applied Technology, Chengde, 067000, China

Corresponding Author

Qiwen Yu

ABSTRACT

Database Principles and Application is a core course for computer science and related majors. Traditional teaching often faces problems such as insufficient learning motivation and disconnection between theory and practice. Taking a university in Hebei Province as an example, this paper introduces the ARCS motivation model and integrates AI tools to enhance teaching interaction. Using the real project "Web Book Management Information System" as a carrier, a motivational teaching design is constructed around four dimensions: Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction. The implementation path in terms of teaching content, methods, and evaluation is systematically described. Teaching practice shows that this model can effectively stimulate students' learning motivation to a certain extent, and the teaching objectives of each ARCS dimension present a good "high motivation-high mastery" pattern. Finally, prospects are proposed to provide reference for teaching reform of related courses.

KEYWORDS

ARCS Motivation Model; Database Principles and Application; Teaching Practice; Learning Motivation; Teaching Reform

CITE THIS PAPER

Wenxia Du, Qiwen Yu, Xin Wang. Teaching Reform and Practice of Database Principles and Application Course Based on the ARCS Motivation Model. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology (2026). Vol. 9, No.2, 126-131. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/curtm.2026.090216.

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