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Autonomy support: teacher beliefs and practices during steam instruction and its influence on elementary students

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dc.contributorNichols, Sandra
dc.contributorTomek, Sara
dc.contributorAshford, Marcus D.
dc.contributorGray, Rosianna
dc.contributor.advisorRobinson, Cecil D.
dc.contributor.authorSheffield, Adriane Nicole
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-04T14:57:56Z
dc.date.available2018-06-04T14:57:56Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractAutonomy is the sense that one has control over one’s actions within an environment or that one has some degree of choice over his or her own life. Autonomy support involves an individual who is in a position of authority, (e.g., parent, teacher, coach), taking the perspective of another (e.g. student, child), acknowledging their feelings, and providing opportunities for choice (Reeve, Jang, Carrell, Jeon & Barch, 2004; Roth, Assor, Kanat-Maymon, & Kaplan, 2007). STEAM is a curricular framework that emphasizes project-based learning through the integration of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. This study examined the beliefs and practices of third to fifth grade teachers around student autonomy during STEAM instruction. To meet this purpose, a qualitative analysis of teachers’ epistemological beliefs, classroom instructional practices, and use of autonomy-supportive practices during STEAM instruction was conducted. Next, an examination of students’ perception of and response to autonomy-supportive practices during instruction was conducted using student survey data and coded observations. A belief/practice gap was found among teachers as reported beliefs and teacher practices were qualitatively different. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to examine the impact of student’s perceptions of autonomy, attitudes toward STEAM and teacher’s autonomous practices on student engagement Student perceptions of autonomy and attitudes towards STEAM were found to be significant predictors of student engagement by homeroom, but teacher’s autonomous practices were not at the student level or the teacher level.en_US
dc.format.extent122 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0002884
dc.identifier.otherSheffield_alatus_0004D_13323
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/3560
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectEducational psychology
dc.subjectEducation
dc.titleAutonomy support: teacher beliefs and practices during steam instruction and its influence on elementary studentsen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling
etdms.degree.disciplineEducational Psychology
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.

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