SDT-based predictions on motivation and achievement hold for about 93% of students but may not generalize to extreme states of autonomous or controlled motivation¶

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q2 i? The study concludes SDT predictions are close to universally true for 93% of students, while nonlinear and interactive processes limit generalization to extreme motivational states. → Núñez-Regueiro 2024

Evidence¶

Núñez-Regueiro 2024¶

Núñez-Regueiro, F. (2024). Cubic Relations of Autonomous and Controlled Motivation to Achievement: A Cross-National Validation of Self-Determination Theory Using Response Surface Analysis. Educational Psychology Review, 36 (3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09905-x

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The study's summary substantive conclusion from the cubic RSA of TIMSS 2019 data: SDT predictions were "close to universally true (93% of students)", with nonlinear and interactive processes qualifying generalization to extreme motivational states.

"these findings demonstrate that predictions based on SDT are close to universally true (93% of students), although they may not generalize well to extreme states of autonomous or controlled motivation (nonlinear and interactive processes)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Motivation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

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• The cubic RSA findings were cross-validated on replication data from TIMSS 2015 (N = 169,269) and an SDT college-student dataset (N = 270) using the Academic Motivation Scale — related