Need-based experiences mediate the effects of task difficulty and instructional style on motivational, cognitive, affective and behavioral outcomes¶

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q3 i? In a latent SEM, instructional style predicted autonomy satisfaction while task difficulty predicted autonomy frustration and both competence satisfaction and frustration, and all indirect effects to the outcomes via need measures were (marginally) significant. → Baten 2020

Evidence¶

Baten 2020¶

Baten, E., Vansteenkiste, M., De Muynck, G., De Poortere, E., Desoete, A. (2020). How Can the Blow of Math Difficulty on Elementary School Children's Motivational, Cognitive and Affective Experiences be Dampened? The Critical Role of Autonomy-Supportive Instructions. Journal of Educational Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000444

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Latent SEM (lavaan, bootstrapping with 1000 iterations) testing need experiences as mediators; model fit was acceptable (CFI = .91; RMSEA = .05; SRMR = .07). The article reports "all indirect effects 8 from the manipulated variables to interest /enjoyment disengagement, irritation and challenge 9 seeking via one or multiple need measures were (marginally) significant".

"Importantly, as can be noticed in Table 4, all indirect effects 8 from the manipulated variables to interest /enjoyment disengagement, irritation and challenge 9 seeking via one or multiple need measures were (marginally) significant."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Autonomy-supportive instructions dampen the impairing effects of difficult math exercises on need-based experiences — related
• Difficult math exercises impair elementary children's motivational, cognitive and affective task experiences relative to easier exercises — related
• Autonomy-supportive versus controlling instructions have limited main effects, enhancing autonomy satisfaction only — a narrower finding that bears on this claim