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Using Self-Determination Theory (SDT) to Explain Student STEM Interest and Identity Development
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Thomas K.F. Chiu – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2024
Students' strongly positive STEM interest and identity predict their future study and career choices in a STEM field. STEM education studies addressing multiple disciplines together are insufficient, as they have produced mixed findings and inadequate direction for advancing integrated STEM education. Self-determination theory (SDT) provides an…
Descriptors: Self Determination, STEM Education, Science Interests, Student Interests
The Effect of a Teacher Training Based on Bloom's Taxonomy on the Need-Based Experiences, Motivation, and Engagement of Cognitively Gifted and Typical Students
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Sabine Sypré; Bart Soenens; Maarten Vansteenkiste; Karine Verschueren – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2025
Higher-level questioning is an instructional method often recommended to challenge cognitively gifted students. However, professional development is needed to help teachers improve their ability to ask higher-level questions. Therefore, we developed an intervention based on Bloom's taxonomy, consisting of a 2-h session in which teachers learn how…
Descriptors: Gifted, Faculty Development, Learner Engagement, Student Motivation
Students' Motivational Experiences across Profiles of Perceived Need-Supportive and Need-Thwarting Teaching Behaviors in Physical Education
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R. Burgueño; L. García-González; Á. Abós; J. Sevil-Serrano – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2024
Background: Consistent with self-determination theory (SDT), teachers may differ in the motivating style used to motivate students in physical education (PE). When relying on need-supportive behaviors, teachers attempt to provide students with opportunities for choices and initiative (autonomy support), valuable information and feedback…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Behavior
McKinney-Vento Act: Comparing Attendance Rates between Students Who Are Utilizing McKinney-Vento Resources and Not Utilizing Resources
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Kelly L. Harter – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Due to the growing number of students enrolling as homeless in American public schools, a quantitative design was applied to determine if students in an Illinois suburban, kindergarten through eighth grade school district (District A), who are enrolled under the McKinney-Vento Act and are receiving resources of food, shelter, clothing, and…
Descriptors: School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students