scholarly journals What Motivates Students About Open Pedagogy? Motivational Regulation Through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-54
Author(s):  
Eric Werth ◽  
Katherine Williams
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
First Year ◽  
Student Work ◽  
First Year College ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
The Impact

Open pedagogy is growing in popularity as an instructional method to decentralize classroom power dynamics, engage students, and provide greater meaning to student work. To investigate the impact of open pedagogy on motivation, interviews were conducted with first-year college students at a four-year liberal arts college after completing a semester-long project based on this pedagogical approach. Student responses were assessed using self-determination theory as a theoretical framework, particularly in relation to the motivation regulatory styles displayed by research participants. Results indicate that students experienced various forms of extrinsic motivation during the project based on open pedagogy, with autonomous forms of regulation being more prevalent than controlled regulation. Interview data also suggest that agency plays a role in mediating the internalization of student motivation. Based on these findings, suggestions are provided to the design of assignments in general and open pedagogy specifically to enhance development of autonomous forms of motivation.  

scholarly journals Positive perceptions of beer consumption among portuguese university students

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
Joana R. Casanova ◽  
Margarida Gaspar Matos ◽  
María del Carmen Pérez Fuentes ◽  
Leandro S. Almeida
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
First Year ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Beer Consumption ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
Individual Variables ◽  
The Impact

The abusive consumption of alcohol by college students has negative effects on both individual and public health. Positive expectations about alcohol are related to behaviours and patterns of consumption frequently acquired in adolescence. Objective. This study analyses the impact of individual variables (gender, age at first drink, being away from home, and first option degree course) on beer consumption in first-year college students. The moderating effect of positive perceptions about alcohol consumption will also be considered. Method. The sample comprised 214 first-year college students at a Portuguese public university. Results. Positive perceptions of alcohol consumption had an impact on levels of beer consumption and the rate of beer consumption could be explained by just four student variables: age at first drink, gender, first option degree course, and positive perceptions of alcohol consumption. The indices of model fit were adequate. Conclusions. Interventions targeting reductions of student’s alcohol consumption should consider the effects of positive perceptions of alcohol.

scholarly journals The Impact of Motivation on Proactive Behavior in the Perspective of Self-Determination Theory

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohanes Totok Suyoto ◽  
Teguh Prasetio ◽  
Hastuti Naibaho ◽  
Sumedi .
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Proactive Behavior ◽  
Managerial Implication ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
State Organization ◽  
The Impact

Using the Self-Determination Theory, the authors investigate the consequence of motivation. Specifically, this study analyzes the impacts of amotivation, extrinsic motivation, and intrinsic motivation toward proactive behavior of headquarter employees. Answering research problems and examining hypotheses, the authors applied regression technic to analysis eighty three data collected in the state organization which cover the Divisions under Directors of Finance and Human Resources and Sales Division outside of Finance & Human Resources Directors. The results of this research show that amotivation, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation significantly and directly affect headquarter employee’s proactive behavior. These findings imply that company should give attention to the emergence of amotivation because amotivation can reduce or eliminate an employee’s proactive behavior in work which can ultimately disrupt the company’s performance. Moreover, the authors conclude by presenting theoretical and managerial implication.

Getting a “quick fix”: First-year college students’ use of Wikipedia

First Monday ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Garrison
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
College Faculty ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
First Semester ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Balanced Approach ◽  
Liberal Arts Students ◽  
First Year College Students

College students use Wikipedia frequently, despite educators’ highly divided opinions about it, and so it is important to understand how and why they are using it. This study followed a first-year class of undergraduate, liberal arts students over the course of their first semester to see how they used, were influenced about, and rated Wikipedia. Data was collected via two surveys of the first-year class, as well as focus groups and a survey of college faculty. This study found that first-year students are uncertain about the variety of ways to use information sources like Wikipedia, and that a direct and balanced approach to this area from instructors may lead to better outcomes than strict prohibition or silence.

Suicide Risk Among College Student

Crisis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 416-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Shadick ◽  
Faedra Backus Dagirmanjian ◽  
Baptiste Barbot
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Students Of Color ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
First Year ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
First Year College Students

Abstract. Background: Research on young adults in the general population has identified a relationship between sexual minority identification and risk for suicide. Differential rates of suicidal ideation and attempts have also been found across racial and ethnic groups. Aims: This study examined risk for suicide among university students, based on membership in one or more marginalized groups (sexual minority and racial minority identification). Method: Data were collected from first-year college students (N = 4,345) at an urban university. Structural equation modeling was employed to model a suicidality construct, based on which a "risk for suicide" category system was derived. Chi-square and logistic regression analyses were then conducted to estimate the relationship between the background variables of interest and suicide risk. Results: Students who identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) were associated with higher suicide risk than their heterosexual peers. Students of color were slightly less at risk than their heterosexual peers. However, LGB students of color were associated with elevated suicide risk relative to heterosexual peers. Conclusion: Results indicate that belonging to multiple marginalized groups may increase one's risk for suicide, though these effects are not simply additive. Findings highlight the complexity of the intersection between marginalized identities and suicidality.

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