Autonomy-supportive teaching contrasts with controlling teaching, and controlled students do poorly compared to autonomous students¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · theoretical r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
Evidence quality · No study behind this claim is a peer-reviewed article with a DOI: it rests on a source with no registered publication record (a web page, book or unpublished report). It is kept because 3 design pages cite it; treat it as a lead to check, not an established finding.

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Teachers can support students' autonomy even for less preferred tasks by providing a satisfying rationale, incorporating elements of choice, and promoting the value of the activity; these strategies stand in contrast to controlling teaching strategies. → Jennifer D. Moss 2017 q1 i? The article reports that research indicates students who are controlled do poorly compared to students who act autonomously. → Jennifer D. Moss 2017 (2)

Evidence¶

Jennifer D. Moss 2017¶

Jennifer D. Moss. (2017). Inviting Autonomy: Common Roots and Beliefs of Self-determination Theory and Invitational Education Theory. Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice. https://www.invitationaleducation.net/journal-of-invitational-theory-and-practice/

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The article's SDT section presents autonomy-supportive strategies, attributed to Reeve, standing "in contrast to controlling teaching strategies." Controlling behaviors listed include threats of punishment, sarcasm, shaming children, issuing commands, talking more than listening, and not allowing students to hold educational materials.

"Teachers can support students' autonomy in the classroom, even for less preferred tasks, by enacting several strategies including providing a satisfying rationale for the activity, incorporating elements of choice, and promoting the value of the activity (Reeve, 2002)."

Jennifer D. Moss 2017 (2)¶

Jennifer D. Moss. (2017). Inviting Autonomy: Common Roots and Beliefs of Self-determination Theory and Invitational Education Theory. Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice. https://www.invitationaleducation.net/journal-of-invitational-theory-and-practice/

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The article attributes, citing Reeve, the research finding that controlled students do poorly compared to autonomous students; no effect size or study details are printed, so this is reported as the article's second-hand assertion.

"In autonomy supportive teaching, the idea is to encourage the students to find their inner motivation resources to complete the task because research indicates that students who are controlled do poorly compared to students who act autonomously (Reeve, 2002)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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