{"id":2609,"date":"2017-12-03T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T08:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/braindevs.net\/blog\/blog\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2017-12-06T20:47:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T20:47:02","slug":"autonomy-and-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/autonomy-and-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomy and Motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/braindevs.net\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AdobeStock_108076525_Credit.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2611\" src=\"https:\/\/braindevs.net\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AdobeStock_108076525_Credit-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"AdobeStock_108076525_Credit\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AdobeStock_108076525_Credit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AdobeStock_108076525_Credit-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Self-determination theory, developed by Edward Deci &amp; Richard Ryan, argues that people are motivated by a desire for three things: <strong>autonomy<\/strong>, <strong>relatedness<\/strong>, and <strong>competence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/academic.udayton.edu\/jackbauer\/readings%20595\/deci%2000%20goals%20sdt.pdf\">Here<\/a>&#8216;s a handy place to brush up on self-determination theory.)<\/p>\n<p>This theory suggests that teachers can motivate students by creating lesson plans and classroom environments that promote all three.<\/p>\n<p>As is always true,\u00a0such <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">broad categories<\/span> identified by researchers might not be easy to translate into <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">specific classroom practices<\/span> that work for my students.<\/p>\n<p>For example: What kind of <em>metacognition<\/em> is appropriate for 1st graders?<\/p>\n<p>How, exactly, can I instill a <em>growth mindset<\/em> in high-schoolers? (I know: &#8220;process praise&#8221; in place of &#8220;person praise.&#8221; But what <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">exactly<\/span> does that sound like for a 16-year old?)<\/p>\n<p>And: if I want to put self-determination theory to work, what precisely does\u00a0<em>autonomy<\/em> look like in the classroom?<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the answer to that question will be different for each of us. To get that conversation started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/6-strategies-promoting-student-autonomy\">here<\/a>&#8216;s an article over at Edutopia listing a few strategies to promote classroom autonomy.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these might be helpful for your students; some not. But, in any case, they&#8217;re a useful prompt for our own thinking about the appropriate kind of autonomy to motivate our own students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-determination theory, developed by Edward Deci &amp; Richard Ryan, argues that people are motivated by a desire for three things: autonomy, relatedness, and competence. (Here&#8216;s a handy place to brush up on self-determination theory.) This theory suggests that teachers can motivate students by creating lesson plans and classroom environments that promote all three. 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