Student-Centred and Teacher-Centred Learning Environment in Pre-Vocational Secondary Education: Psychological Needs, and Motivation

Karin Smit; Cornelis J. de Brabander; Rob L. Martens

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research Vol. 58, No. 6 (2014) pp. 695–712

In this study the perception of psychological needs and motivation in a student-centred and a teacher-centred learning environment are compared, using Self Determination Theory as a framework. The self-report Intrinsic Motivation Inventory was...

The self-regulation of motivation: Motivational strategies as mediator between motivational beliefs and engagement for learning

Karin Smit; Cornelis. J. de Brabander; Monique Boekaerts; Rob. L. Martens

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 82, No. 1 (2017) pp. 124–134

In this research we studied studentś use of motivational strategies as mediator between motivational beliefs and motivational engagement. Dutch students in pre-vocational secondary education (N=3602, mean age 14) completed a self-report...

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