A cross-classified path analysis of the self-determination theory model on the situational, individual and classroom levels in college education
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A recent study of more than 30,000 college students found that need for competence, relative to need for autonomy and relatedness, is the strongest predictor of perceived learning gains.
“A recent study of more than 30,000 college students found that need for competence (relative to need for autonomy and relatedness) is the strongest predictor of perceived learning gains (Yu & Levesque-Bristol, 2020).”
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Vu, T., Magis-Weinberg, L., Jansen, B. R. J., van Atteveldt, N., Janssen, T. W. P., Lee, N. C., van der Maas, H. L. J., Raijmakers, M. E. J., Sachisthal, M. S. M., & Meeter, M. (2022) · Educational Psychology Review · doi:10.1007/s10648-021-09616-7 · Cited by 224 · see citing works
- Authors
- Yu, S., & Levesque-Bristol, C.
- Affiliations
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Yu, Shi
- ORCID
- Yu, Shi
- Venue
- Contemporary Educational Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-04
- Volume
- 61
- Pages
- 101857
- ISSN
- 0361-476X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3009674081
- Cited by
- 58
- References
- 89
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7
- FWCI
- 10.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Contemporary Educational Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Keywords
- self-determination theory, academic motivation, autonomy support, basic psychological needs, need satisfaction, relatedness, competence, social support, learning climate, perceived academic performance, university students, classroom climate, within-person variability
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