Supporting and Thwarting Autonomy in the High School Science Classroom |
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| Authors: | Erika A. Patall Ariana C. Vasquez Rebecca R. Steingut Scott S. Trimble Keenan A. Pituch |
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| Affiliation: | Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX |
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| Abstract: | This investigation examined relations between adolescent students' daily and cumulative perceptions of teachers' practice and their experience of autonomy. Two-hundred and eighteen high school science students in 43 classes participated in a 6-week diary study. Multilevel modeling results suggested that perceptions of 8 out of 9 practices predicted a change in students' daily autonomy. Results also revealed that autonomy-relevant practices interacted with time, each other, and characteristics of students and classrooms. Implications are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | autonomy support autonomy thwarts teaching practice psychological needs motivation diary method |
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