ERIC Number: EJ970668
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
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The Impact of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction on Student Self-Determination
Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Shogren, Karrie A.; Palmer, Susan B.; Williams-Diehm, Kendra L.; Little, Todd D.; Boulton, Aaron
Exceptional Children, v78 n2 p135-153 Win 2012
Promoting self-determination has become a best practice in special education. There remains, however, a paucity of causal evidence for interventions to promote self-determination. This article presents the results of a group-randomized, modified equivalent control group design study of the efficacy of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI, Wehmeyer, Palmer, Agran, Mithaug, & Martin, 2000) to promote self-determination. The authors used data on self-determination using multiple measures collected with 312 high school students with cognitive disabilities in both a control and a treatment group to examine the relationship between the SDLMI and self-determination. After determining strong measurement invariance for each latent construct, they found significant differences in latent means across measurement occasions and differential effects attributable to the SDLMI. This was true across disability category, though there was variance across disability populations. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Self Determination, Teaching Methods, Teaching Models, Instructional Effectiveness, High School Students, Learning Disabilities, Evidence, Control Groups, Statistical Significance, Hypothesis Testing, Mental Retardation, Statistical Analysis, Rating Scales, Structural Equation Models, Effect Size, Intervention, Comparative Analysis, Measurement Techniques
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kansas; Missouri; Texas
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324B070159
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