SCT Strengths
SCT Limitations
Articles
Classroom effects on student motivation: Goal structures, social relationships, and competence beliefs
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022440506000380#
Social cognitive theory of self-regulation
http://ac.els-cdn.com/074959789190022L/1-s2.0-074959789190022L-main.pdf?_tid=23efb23a-142d-11e5-a283-00000aacb35d&acdnat=1434462161_4b80755637c471a72e17ee2e0f9d76b4
Affect in a self-regulatory framework for language learning
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0346251X1000076X?np=y
Pulfrey, C., Darmon, C. & Butera, F. (2013). Autonomy and task performance: Explaining the impact of grades on intrinsic motivation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105 (1), 39-57.
Keywords:
Autonomy, grades, intrinsic motivation, self-determination, task performance, academic tracks
Deci, E., Ryan, R. (2008). Self-Determination Theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development and health. Canadian Psychology, 49 (3), 182-185.
Keywords:
Self-determination theory, autonomous motivation, personality development, wellness, psychological needs and health.
Vallerand, R., Pelletier, L. & Koestner, R. (2008). Reflections on self-determinationtheory. Canadian Psychology, 49 (3), p 257-262.
Ennis, G., Hess, T. & Smith, B. (2013). The impact of age and motivation on cognitive effort: Implications for cognitive engagement in older adulthood. Psychology and Aging, 28 (2), 495-504.
Keywords:
aging, cardiovascular response, cognition, effort, engagement, motivation, cognitive engagement, enjoyment, participation
- A comprehesive theory
- Supports accountability through self-regulation in learning
- Allows for improved self-efficacy
SCT Limitations
- Assumes changes in the environment will produce changes in the person
- Minimal attention given to emotional factors that affect personal factors and environment
- Focuses on learning processes and does not allow for biological predispositions that affect behavior
Articles
Classroom effects on student motivation: Goal structures, social relationships, and competence beliefs
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022440506000380#
Social cognitive theory of self-regulation
http://ac.els-cdn.com/074959789190022L/1-s2.0-074959789190022L-main.pdf?_tid=23efb23a-142d-11e5-a283-00000aacb35d&acdnat=1434462161_4b80755637c471a72e17ee2e0f9d76b4
Affect in a self-regulatory framework for language learning
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0346251X1000076X?np=y
Pulfrey, C., Darmon, C. & Butera, F. (2013). Autonomy and task performance: Explaining the impact of grades on intrinsic motivation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105 (1), 39-57.
Keywords:
Autonomy, grades, intrinsic motivation, self-determination, task performance, academic tracks
Deci, E., Ryan, R. (2008). Self-Determination Theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development and health. Canadian Psychology, 49 (3), 182-185.
Keywords:
Self-determination theory, autonomous motivation, personality development, wellness, psychological needs and health.
Vallerand, R., Pelletier, L. & Koestner, R. (2008). Reflections on self-determinationtheory. Canadian Psychology, 49 (3), p 257-262.
Ennis, G., Hess, T. & Smith, B. (2013). The impact of age and motivation on cognitive effort: Implications for cognitive engagement in older adulthood. Psychology and Aging, 28 (2), 495-504.
Keywords:
aging, cardiovascular response, cognition, effort, engagement, motivation, cognitive engagement, enjoyment, participation
Key Terms
Achievement goal theory- mastery and performance goals, goal structures
Intrinsic motivation: refers to the will to complete a task for its own sake rather than for an external reward or effect, such as a grade or to help one’s future
Motivation: a complex part of human psychology and behavior that influences how individuals choose to invest their time, how muchenergy they exert in any given task, how they think and feel about
Self-determination theory: proposes that human beings have three innate needs that must be fulfilled in order to achieve self-regulation, motivation, and personal well-being: relatedness, competence, and autonomy
Self-efficacy: the judgments individuals make about their ability to perform a specific task in comparison to a specific standard
Self-regulation: a process-oriented construction, focusing on self-regulatory mechanisms, involving regulation of the self, by the self, to meet particular goals or to manage achievement” and “any efforts by the human self to alter any of its own inner states or responses
Achievement goal theory- mastery and performance goals, goal structures
Intrinsic motivation: refers to the will to complete a task for its own sake rather than for an external reward or effect, such as a grade or to help one’s future
Motivation: a complex part of human psychology and behavior that influences how individuals choose to invest their time, how muchenergy they exert in any given task, how they think and feel about
Self-determination theory: proposes that human beings have three innate needs that must be fulfilled in order to achieve self-regulation, motivation, and personal well-being: relatedness, competence, and autonomy
Self-efficacy: the judgments individuals make about their ability to perform a specific task in comparison to a specific standard
Self-regulation: a process-oriented construction, focusing on self-regulatory mechanisms, involving regulation of the self, by the self, to meet particular goals or to manage achievement” and “any efforts by the human self to alter any of its own inner states or responses