scholarly journals Group Self-Evalulation Primes for Autonomous Motivation in Collaborative Learning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
ijsbrand kramer ◽  
Nathalie Franc ◽  
Francois Maricourt ◽  
muriel Cohen ◽  
Thomas Fau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Task Context ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Group Self ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation Inventory

We look at group work from a self-determination theory perspective and argue that internalized motivation is the best condition for productive collaboration. A perceived sense of autonomy plays an important role herein. This autonomy is determined by the characteristics of the task and the openness and acceptance of the group. Group dysfunction, or the fear of it, impedes autonomy, even if the task context is fully autonomy supportive. Means of uncovering the functioning of group members could reduce dysfunction or lower the fear of it. Using a full scale intrinsic motivation inventory, we measured the impact of group self-evaluation on the quality of motivation over a 4-year period with a total of 355 participants in a collaborative learning project in high schools (K11). We show that, compared to the control population, students exhibit a much more internalized motivation profile, with effect sizes in the range of medium to large for the different parameters. We conclude that group self-evaluation primes students for autonomous motivation. We suggest that the procedure should be applied systematically in substantial collaborative projects. <br>

Group Self-Evalulation Primes for Autonomous Motivation in Collaborative Learning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
ijsbrand kramer ◽  
Nathalie Franc ◽  
Francois Maricourt ◽  
muriel Cohen ◽  
Thomas Fau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Task Context ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Group Self ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation Inventory

We look at group work from a self-determination theory perspective and argue that internalized motivation is the best condition for productive collaboration. A perceived sense of autonomy plays an important role herein. This autonomy is determined by the characteristics of the task and the openness and acceptance of the group. Group dysfunction, or the fear of it, impedes autonomy, even if the task context is fully autonomy supportive. Means of uncovering the functioning of group members could reduce dysfunction or lower the fear of it. Using a full scale intrinsic motivation inventory, we measured the impact of group self-evaluation on the quality of motivation over a 4-year period with a total of 355 participants in a collaborative learning project in high schools (K11). We show that, compared to the control population, students exhibit a much more internalized motivation profile, with effect sizes in the range of medium to large for the different parameters. We conclude that group self-evaluation primes students for autonomous motivation. We suggest that the procedure should be applied systematically in substantial collaborative projects. <br>

scholarly journals Life satisfaction trajectories of elderly women living in Switzerland: an age–period–cohort analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
CLAUDINE BURTON-JEANGROS ◽  
DORITH ZIMMERMANN-SLOUTSKIS
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Cohort Analysis ◽  
Psychological Traits ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTOld age is a priori a vulnerable stage of the lifecourse. Quality of life can be expected to decline in older age due to loss, isolation, and declining cognitive and physical abilities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the distribution, prevalence and trajectory of life satisfaction (LS) as a measure of quality of life among Swiss elderly women. We also assessed the impact of different social determinants on LS within the age categories of the ‘young old’ and the ‘old old’ across different cohorts. Using the Swiss Household Panel survey data, analyses of LS distribution and trajectories were conducted for 1,402 women aged 65–84 years. About 50 per cent of elderly women in Switzerland were very satisfied with their lives. The mean LS score and the prevalence of satisfied women were lower in more recent cohorts of identical ages. However, their LS remained more stable over ageing than was the case in former cohorts. High education, satisfaction with income, social support, living with a partner and good self-perceived health were all positive and significant predictors of LS. Longitudinal analyses allowed the ageing process net of cohort and period effects to be disentangled and the assessment of the influence of both social determinants and within-individual psychological traits on the self-evaluation of LS.

Self-evaluation of Trunk Aesthetics in Conservatively Treated Children and Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-382
Author(s):  
Maciej Lendzion ◽  
Ewa Łukaszewicz ◽  
Jakub Waś ◽  
Dariusz Czaprowski
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Cobb Angle ◽  
Trunk Rotation ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Trunk Deformity ◽  
Polish Version ◽  
Scoliosis Treatment ◽  
The Impact

Background. Trunk deformity is an important manifestation of idiopathic scoliosis (IS). Patients’ perception of spinal deformity and its impact on their quality of life (QoL) are important aspects of scoliosis treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between radiographic parameters (Cobb angle), clinical parameters (angle of trunk rotation, ATR), and the type of conservative treatment used vs the perception of trunk aesthetics as well as QoL in IS patients. Material and methods. The study enrolled 90 subjects (68 females, 22 males) diagnosed with IS (age: 9-18 years, 14.3± 2.1; Cobb angle 10-66°, 22.2°±12.2; ATR 2-20°, 7.6°±3.9). The study group was divided into (1) patients treated with bracing and physiotherapy (n=35) and (2) subjects undergoing physiotherapy alone (n=55). The perception of trunk deformity was analysed with the TAPS visual scale. QoL was measured with the Polish version of the SRS-22 questionnaire. Results. The study showed that the patients’ perception of their trunk aesthetics significantly worsened with increasing Cobb angle (TAPS, rS= -0.327, p<0.01) and ATR (TAPS, rS= -0.228, p<0.05) values. Moreover, higher ATR values sig­ni­ficantly decreased the patients’ QoL (SRS-22, rS= -0.232, p<0.05). Bracing significantly worsened the patients’ perception of aesthetics and QoL (TAPS, 3.2±0.8 vs 3.8±0.6, p<0.05; SRS-22, 3.9±0.4 vs 4.0±0.4, p<0.05 for patients treated with bracing and physiotherapy alone, respectively). Conclusions. 1. The magnitude of scoliosis, angle of trunk rotation, and bracing leads to worsen perception of trunk aesthetics and quality of life. 2. The curvature angle, angle of trunk rotation, brac­ing, female sex, and age are all associated with a worse perception of trunk aesthetics and quality of life. Self-evaluation of trunk aesthetics and qua­lity of life do not depend on the type of scoliosis. 3. In planning the management of idiopathic sco­lio­sis, one should take into account the impact of spi­nal deformity on worse patient-rated body aes­thetics.

scholarly journals A Study on Women Empowerment of Self Help Groups in Thoothukudi District

2021 ◽  
pp. 108-114
Author(s):  
Dr. V. Sangeetha
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Four Blocks ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Help Group

This study examines the women empowerment of self help groups in Thoothukudi district. It aims to analyze the demographic profile of the respondents and characteristics of the Self Help Group members and to evaluate the impact of service quality of SHGs. The data collected from 125 respondents selected using random sampling method covering the villages of Ottapidaram, Pudur, Vilathikulam and Kayathar. It concluded that the economic activities of SHGs are quite successful. In this way, SHGs in four blocks from Thoothukudi District were very successful in women empowerment in rural areas and poverty alleviation.

scholarly journals Exploration of the Mechanisms of Change in Constructs From Self-Determination Theory and Quality of Life During a Multidisciplinary Family-Based Intervention for Overweight Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley A. Fenner ◽  
Erin K. Howie ◽  
Leon M. Straker ◽  
Martin S. Hagger
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Obese Adolescents ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Supportive Behaviors ◽  
Need Support ◽  
Family Based

The current study explored whether a multidisciplinary family-based intervention underpinned by self-determination theory could enhance perceptions of parent need support, autonomous motivation, and quality of life in overweight and obese adolescents. Using a staggered-entry waitlist-period control design, adolescents (n = 56) were assessed at baseline and preintervention (within-participant control), immediately following intervention, and at 3, 6, and 12 month follow-ups. Parents were trained in need-supportive behaviors within the broader context of an 8-week multidisciplinary intervention attended jointly with adolescents. Following intervention, significant improvements were demonstrated in adolescent perceptions of parent need support, autonomous motivation, and quality of life, and changes were maintained at the 1-year follow-up. Mediation analyses revealed changes in perceptions of parent need support predicted changes in quality of life indirectly via changes in autonomous motivation. Findings suggest overweight and obese adolescents are likely to benefit from multidisciplinary family-based interventions that aim to train parents in need-supportive behaviors.

scholarly journals Mapping Perceived Socio-Emotive Quality of Small-Group Functioning

2005 ◽  
pp. 125-139
Author(s):  
Herman Buelens ◽  
Jan Van Mierlo ◽  
Jan Van den Bulck ◽  
Jan Elen ◽  
Eddy Van Avermaet
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Longitudinal Survey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Emotional Quality ◽  
Group Functioning ◽  
Project Groups ◽  
Group Members

This chapter demonstrates the influence of the socio-emotional quality of small-group functioning in a collaborative learning setting. It reports a case study from a sophomore class at a Belgian university. The subjects were 142 undergraduates subdivided into 12 project groups of about 12 students each. Following a description of the collaborative learning setting, a longitudinal survey study focusing upon the evolution of the learners’ perception of their own group’s socio-emotional functioning is presented. The aims of the study were to map group members’ perception of the socio-emotive quality of their own group functioning and to examine if and how problems in groups of learners can be detected as soon as possible. Having demonstrated that dysfunctionalities within groups can be detected rather early, the authors hope that corrective interventions can be implemented when they can still have an effect.

ECP02-02 - Culture and ethnicity as a variable in diagnostics and therapy

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1796-1796
Author(s):  
A. Qureshi
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Diagnostic Categories ◽  
Majority Group ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Treatment Culture

Ethnic minority and immigrant patients are subject to what are termed “health disparities” wherein the quality of services received is not at the same level as that of majority group members. These disparities are a consequence of both erroneous diagnosis and, relatedly, inadequate treatment. Culture impacts both diagnosis and therapy by circumscribing how an individual understands distress. The experience, expression, and explanation of what psychiatry understands to be psychopathology are eminently “cultural”, for the clinician as well as for the patient. The very identification of a “symptom”, its relationship to psychopathology, and even what constitutes the specific diagnostic categories is in large part a function of the impact of these three “exes”. The therapeutic process and relationship is impacted in part by the fourth “ex”, the expectations of both clinician and patient, and, once again, when distinct can lead to early termination and/or poor outcome. Ethnicity, particularly in the context of ethnic minority status, can impact both diagnosis and treatment in the context of both overt and covert prejudice, particularly on the part of the clinician. Ethnocultural countertransference involves the unconscious projection of ethnic and racial prejudice onto the patient, which has a direct impact on diagnosis and the development of the therapeutic relationship. The presentation will review both barriers and suggest strategies for effective intercultural diagnosis and treatment.

scholarly journals Deficit in Propriety? Cooperative Learning and Group Self-evaluation in Higher Education

Pedagogika ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 139 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-87
Author(s):  
Rasa Nedzinskaitė-Mačiūnienė ◽  
Inga Minelgaite ◽  
Sigurdur Gudjonsson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Dominant Individual ◽  
Group Self ◽  
Business Study

The aim of the article is to unveil how the application of the collaborative learning strategy in higher education (HE) setting combines self-assessment of group activities with peer-to-group and teacher evaluation. The results reveal that the groups’ self-evaluation is considerably more positively than evaluation by the teacher or peers. The antecedents of these results are likely embedded in 1) the cultural context with dominant individual values; 2) impact of business study as discipline, and: 3) challenges in implementing a collaborative learning strategy in the HE sector.

scholarly journals Core and activity-specific functional participatory roles in collaborative science learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-89
Author(s):  
Olli-Pekka Heinimäki ◽  
Simone Volet ◽  
Marja Vauras
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Core ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Science Activities

Prior research on the significance of roles in collaborative learning has explored their impact when they are pre-assigned to group members. In this article, it is argued that focusing on assigned roles downplays the spontaneous, emergent, and interactional nature of roles in small task groups and that this focus has limited the development of generalizable frameworks aimed at understanding the impact of roles in and across collaborative learning settings. A case is built for the importance of focusing on the functional participatory roles enacted during collaborative learning and for conceptualising these roles as emergent, dynamic, and evolving in situ (first claim). Further, a flexible conceptual framework for the analysis and understanding of such roles across diverse collaborative science-learning activities is proposed, based on the assumption that during collaborative learning, both core and activity-specific roles are enacted (second claim). The core roles resemble each other across activities as they associate closely with the nature of the science discipline itself, whereas the activity-specific roles vary across activities as their emergence is dependent on the affordances, demands, and characteristics of the particular activity and environment. Data from three diverse science-learning environments, including four totally or partly student-led collaborative science activities, were scrutinized to establish the degree of empirical support for this assumption and, thereby, the conceptual usefulness of the proposed framework. The contributions of the framework for future research of collaborative science learning are discussed.

scholarly journals Impact Of Micro-Finance On The Development Of Stree Shakti Group Members

1970 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-350
Author(s):  
KV Sylvia Bhavya ◽  
KB Umesh
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Rural Economic Development ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Karnataka State ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Group Self ◽  
Better Than

Micro- finance helps the rural poor to improve their living standards and fulfill their credit needs. Stree Shakti Groups (SSGs) are new innovation in the field of rural economic development, to finance the rural women and also to satisfy their credit needs. This study mainly focuses on the impact of micro-finance on the development of SSG members. The study was undertaken in Doddaballapura taluk of Bangalore rural district of Karnataka state, India and the required data were collected from 100 SSG members and 30 non-SSG members. It was found that the number of income generating activities taken up by SSG members (five) was higher compared to non-SSG members (three) and the income generated from these activities was also higher compared to non-SSG members. There was significant growth in the amount of loan borrowed, repayment and savings over time among SSG members. SSG finance substantially enhanced employment opportunities for members compared to non-members, which led to improved income and living standard of members. Since SSGs play a major role in the development of women, there is a need to encourage more number of SSGs. The study also reveals that the performance of Non Governmental Organization (NGO) promoted SSGs was much better than Government promoted SSGs. Hence, more number of NGOs must be involved in promoting SSGs covering more womenfolk. Keywords: Micro-finance; Stree Shakti group; self help group; impact; empowerment; non-governmental organization DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v36i2.9261 BJAR 2011; 36(2): 333-350

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