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Curren, Randall; Barber, Zachary; Ryan, Richard M. – Philosophical Inquiry in Education, 2022
This interview piece addresses the following questions: Does the COVID-19 pandemic offer any lessons for moral character education? Do the experiences of students, educators, and communities during the pandemic illustrate the importance of aspects of character education that may have been known but taken for granted? The three authors bring to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Moral Values, Values Education
Goldfarb, Yael; Gal, Eynat; Golan, Ofer – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
A course of action often suggested in an attempt to improve employment outcomes of adults with autism spectrum disorder, is to match between special interests and job opportunities. In this commentary, we propose that the match may be more complicated than it seems, possibly overseeing more pressing employment needs that should be answered such…
Descriptors: Adults, Interests, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Lujan, Heidi L.; DiCarlo, Stephen E. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2017
Students' attitudes towards teaching and learning must be addressed with the same seriousness and effort as we address content. Establishing a personal connection and addressing our students' basic psychological needs will produce positive attitudes towards teaching and learning and develop life-long learners. It will also promote constructive…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Student Attitudes, Positive Attitudes
Ajlen, Ronit; Plummer, Benjamin; Straub, Evan; Zhu, Erping – Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, 2020
Gameful pedagogy is "an approach that takes inspiration from well-designed games to create learning environments that support student motivation" (Holman, 2018, p. 1). According to Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000), students are intrinsically motivated when their basic psychological needs for autonomy (the need to make…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Student Motivation
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Williams, Geoffrey C.; Saizow, Ronald B.; Ryan, Richard M. – Academic Medicine, 1999
Discussion of human motivation contrasts controlled and autonomous motivation, noting that autonomous motivation (self-determination) involves behaving with a sense of volition, agency, and choice. Suggests that medical students who learn in autonomy-supportive teaching and patient-centered environments, which have been associated with more…
Descriptors: Health Services, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Medical Education
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Noels, Kimberly A.; Pelletier, Luc G.; Clement, Richard; Vallerand, Robert J. – Language Learning, 2003
Examined self-determination theory (SDT) in the language learning context. Involved the development of a valid and reliable instrument to assess different subtypes of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and explored the link between these motivational sub-types and various orientations to language learning. Showed instrumental orientation and the…
Descriptors: College Students, English, French, Higher Education
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Sheldon, Kennon M.; Biddle, Bruce J. – Teachers College Record, 1998
Examines current debates about educational standards, accountability, and school reform from the perspective of Deci and Ryan's Self-Determination Theory. Research reveals various perils associated with rigid standards, narrow accountability, and tangible sanctions that can debase student and teacher motivation and performance. Alternative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education
Reeve, Johnmarshall – Elementary School Journal, 2006
Students are sometimes proactive and engaged in classroom learning activities, but they are also sometimes only reactive and passive. Recognizing this, in this article I argue that students' classroom engagement depends, in part, on the supportive quality of the classroom climate in which they learn. According to the dialectical framework within…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Classroom Environment, Student Motivation, Teacher Role