Promoting Causal Agency: The Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction

Exceptional Children - Tập 66 Số 4 - Trang 439-453 - 2000
Michael L. Wehmeyer1, Susan B. Palmer1, Martin Agran2, Dennis E. Mithaug3, James E. Martin4
1Beach Center on Families and Disability University of Kansas
2University of Northern Iowa
3Teachers College, Columbia University
4University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Tóm tắt

Teachers seeking to promote the self-determination of their students must enable them to become self-regulated problem-solvers. This article introduces a model of teaching, The Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction, incorporating principles of self-determination, which enables teachers to teach students to become causal agents in their own lives. This model was field-tested with students with disabilities. Students receiving instruction from teachers using the model attained educationally relevant goals, showed enhanced self-determination, and communicated their satisfaction with the process. Teachers implementing the model likewise indicated their satisfaction with the process and suggested that they would continue to use the model after the completion of the field test.

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