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Kirchhoff, Tim; Randler, Christoph; Großmann, Nadine – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023
All over the world, educational science outreach programs in which students can perform laboratory work have been developed. A common goal of these programs is to counteract students' decreasing motivation in STEM education. In Germany, several outreach science labs have been established over the last 20 years. It is assumed that the…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Science Education, Science Experiments, Student Needs
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Geary, Erin; Allen, Kelly-Ann; Gamble, Nicholas; Pahlevansharif, Saeed – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2023
The present study investigated whether online students' sense of community and self-determined need satisfaction predicted online course satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample consisted of 136 Australian university students who were studying online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students completed online surveys for sense of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Gråstén, Arto; Wang, John K. C.; Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Jaakkola, Timo – European Physical Education Review, 2023
This study examined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) trends in physical education (PE) classes and beyond school hours in children's need satisfaction profiles over 3 years. Participants were 445 (girls 256, boys 189) Finnish schoolchildren (M[subscript age] = 11.26 ± 0.32 years). Need satisfaction self-reports and accelerometer-based…
Descriptors: Measurement Equipment, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education
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Maarten Vansteenkiste; Nathalie Aelterman; Leen Haerens; Bart Soenens – Advances in Motivation and Achievement, 2019
Given the complexity of societal, technological, and economic challenges encountered by schools and teachers, one may wonder whether and how teachers can still optimally motivate their students. To adopt a motivating role in today's ever-changing, even stormy, educational landscape, teachers need more than a checklist of motivating practices. They…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Learning Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Self Determination
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Karaday, Emre; Ilker, Gökçe Erturan – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2018
This study aimed to explore the relationship between basic psychological needs, motivational regulations, and self-esteem in Turkish high school physical education environment. Nine hundred and fifty seven high school students (505 girls, 452 boys) were applied the questionnaire pack in physical education lessons. Students' general self-esteem,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Self Esteem, Physical Education
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Burt, Tracie D.; Young-Jones, Adena D.; Yadon, Carly A.; Carr, Michael T. – NACADA Journal, 2013
Students learn in and out of a formal classroom, and instructors and academic advisors play key roles in academic motivation and learning. Therefore, through the lens of self-determination theory, we examined the ways perceived support from instructors and advisors relates to satisfaction of college students' basic psychological needs. Advisor and…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Motivation, Academic Aspiration, Student Needs