Young children ages 5-6 can set learning goals and use the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction to achieve them¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2003 · checked against its sources 2026-10-15 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

Reading the evidence codes

q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.

This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q2 i? Even the youngest students (ages 5-6) were able to set goals and use the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction to achieve. → Palmer 2003

Evidence¶

Palmer 2003¶

Palmer, S.B., & Wehmeyer, M.L. (2003). Promoting self-determination in early elementary school: Teaching self-regulated problem-solving and goal-setting skills. Remedial and Special Education, 24, 115-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07419325030240020601

q2 · i? · design · r?

The study's validation results, as reported in the abstract, show that "even the youngest students (ages 5—6) were able to set goals and use the model to achieve." No effect size is printed in the available text.

"Our results show that even the youngest students (ages 5—6) were able to set goals and use the model to achieve."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Self-Regulation — outcome: instruction changes it

Self-regulated learning improves achievement — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
Goal setting improves performance — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
Teachers can implement the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction across varied subjects and settings with students having diverse learning needs — a broader claim this one bears on
Students taught with the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction gain in self-determination, but not significantly more than a delayed-treatment control group — related
Young children can self-initiate external metacognitive strategies and transfer them across contexts, with flexibility increasing over the preschool and early school years — related

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`title`	`Young children ages 5-6 can set learning goals and use the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction to achieve them`
`description`	`Young children ages 5-6 can set learning goals and use the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction to achieve them`
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