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What is self-determination?
When a person or group make their own decisions regarding their life and how it is managed
What assumptions are made by this theory?
Human beings strive for growth
Internal sources of motivation are essential
What is required to achieve growth? these are known as the psychological needs for motivation
People need to feel autonomous, competent and related/connected to others in order to move towards pure intrinsic motivation
usually, competence and relatedness are developed first before autonomy
What is autonomy?
The need for people to feel in control of their own life actions and choices.
when we feel autonomy, we are more inclined to voluntarily engage in activitys and be intrinsicly motivated
What is competence?
The desire to feel capable of learning new skills and experiencing a sense of achievement
When we feel competent, we are more motivated to embrace challenges and learn from them, thus increasing intrinsic motivation
What is relatedness?
The desire to feel connected and have positive relationships with others
when we feel related, we are more motivated to pursue activities that resonate with our values and interests, father strengthening our intrinsic motivation
Draw the self-determination model
What are some stenghts of this theory?
Can be applied to a large range of topics
Has inspired a large amount of research
broadly applicable across cultures
supports the observation that intrinsic motivation is essential in people participating in activities they enjoy and find satisfying, and that external rewards are not required for this
What are some limitations of this theory?
its complexity- multiple components within the theory can make it difficult to comprehend, and comprehension is needed for application to occur
low predictive power
some research supports external rewards with increases in motivation
Describe how this model can be applied by an educator to increase the motivation of their students
self-determined students are more likely to work hard and achieve. educators can increase their intrinsic motivation by:
Providing unexpected positive feedback when students perform well to help improve their feelings of competence
Avoiding excessive external rewards for actions students already enjoy, which helps improve their internal motivatio
Outline the 4 stages of regulation
External Regulation: Driven by outside desires
Introjected regulation: Driven by guilt nd esteem.
Identified regulation: Driven by goals
Integrated regulation: Fully assimilate into oneself. driven by curiosity, enjoyment and pure intrest.
