Increasing Self-Determination: Teaching Students to Plan, Work, Evaluate, and Adjust

A study was conducted to determine if secondary-age students could use self-determination contracts to regulate the correspondence between their plans, work, self-evaluations, and adjustments on academic tasks. The authors examined the impact of these contracts on the plan, work, evaluation, and adj...

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Published in:Exceptional children 2003-07, Vol.69 (4), p.431-446
Main Authors: Martin, James E., Mithaug, Dennis E., Cox, Phil, Peterson, Lori Y., Van Dycke, Jamie L., Cash, Mary E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Adaptation
Behavior
Behavior Disorders
Behavior Modification
Behavior Problems
Biological and medical sciences
Educational Planning
Elementary Education
Emotional Disturbances
Individualized Education Programs
Individualized Instruction
Learner Engagement
Learning Theories
Medical sciences
Performance Contracts
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Secondary school students
Self Control
Self Determination
Special education. Orthophony
Student Empowerment
Teaching Methods
Treatments
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Summary:A study was conducted to determine if secondary-age students could use self-determination contracts to regulate the correspondence between their plans, work, self-evaluations, and adjustments on academic tasks. The authors examined the impact of these contracts on the plan, work, evaluation, and adjustment behaviors of 8 secondary-age students with severe emotional/behavioral problems. The students completed daily self-determination contracts to schedule their work on academic tasks, plan for work outcomes, evaluate progress, and adjust for the next day's activity. One-way repeated-measures (ANOVAs) yielded 15 significant effects for the correspondence between plan and work, between work and evaluation, between evaluation and adjustment, and between adjustment and the next day plan. Pre- and postassessment found significant academic improvement.
ISSN:0014-4029
2163-5560
DOI:10.1177/001440290306900403