Guide young students through investigating interests, making choices, and setting and attaining learning goals¶

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Evidence · 3 claims (2 for, 1 against) · 2 studies (1 causal, 1 design), q2–q3 · 1 of 2 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

A concrete teaching activity in which teachers use the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction to walk young children through investigating their own interests, facilitating their choices, and supporting goal setting and attainment. The article reports teachers "used the model effectively to support the investigation of student interests, the facilitation of choices, and the goal setting and attainment of young children."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Teachers implement the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction with students in early elementary grades.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Young children ages 5-6, including students with diverse learning needs

Target Learning Goals¶

• Setting goals for learning
• Making choices about learning
• Achieving self-set goals

Affordances¶

• Self Determined Learning Model Of Instruction Sdlmi

Claims¶

• Young children ages 5-6 can set learning goals and use the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction to achieve them [+W]
• Teachers can implement the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction across varied subjects and settings with students having diverse learning needs [+W]
• Students taught with the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction gain in self-determination, but not significantly more than a delayed-treatment control group [-W]

Related Strategies¶

• Explicit Instruction in Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination
• Encouraging Self Advocacy
• Make Learning Relevant

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• 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