Learner Choice

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Evidence · 2 claims (1 for, 1 mixed) · 2 studies (1 qualitative, 1 theoretical), q2 · 0 of 2 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

Learner choice is the element in which learners are given meaningful options about task, process, product, or pathway.

Design Implications

Affordances

• Learner Choice
• Self-Determination Theory

Claims

• In one extreme case, two sixth-graders with a choice-rich, ungraded STEAM infrastructure extended a game-design challenge into a year-long self-directed project well beyond its designed scope [+W]
• Meaningful choice about learning tasks increases interest, but only under boundary conditions [~W]

Related Elements

• Personalized Pacing
• Self-Assessment

Key Sources

• Patall, E. A., Cooper, H., & Robinson, J. C. (2008). The effects of choice on intrinsic motivation and related outcomes: A meta-analysis of research findings. Psychological Bulletin, 134(2), 270-300. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.134.2.270

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id	learner-choice
title	Learner Choice
description	Learner choice is the element in which learners are given meaningful options about task, process, product, or pathway.
status	review
canonical	True
generated	by codex/unspecified on 2026-04-08
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