Resources for Fostering Student Agency
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Fostering Student Agency How-To's
Fostering Metacognition (coming soon)
Books and Articles
Intrinsic Motivation
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Dan Pink
Metacognition
Chapter 7, How Do Students Become Self-Directed Learners in “Ambrose, Susan A.; Bridges, Michael W.; DiPietro, Michele; Lovett, Marsha C.;
Norman, Marie K. (2010-04-16). How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching (The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series). Wiley Publishing.
Using Metacognition to Promote Learning
Fostering Metacognition in K12 Classrooms: Recommendations for Practice
Research
Motivation
Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci. (2000)“The “What” and “Why” of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior” Psychological Inquiry Copyright, Vol. 11, No. 4, 227–268
Stefanou, Candace R. et.al (2004) “Supporting Autonomy in the Classroom: Ways Teachers Encourage Student Decision Making and Ownership.” Educational Psychologist 39(2), 97-110
Reeve, Johmarshall (2016) “Autonomy-Supportive Teaching: What It Is, How to Do It” Chapter DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-630-0_7
Taylor, Geneviève et. al. (2014) “A self-determination theory approach to predicting school achievement over time: The unique role of intrinsic motivation” Contemporary Educational Psychology
For more research on motivation, go to the Self-Determination Theory Site
Metacognition
http://cmapspublic2.ihmc.us/rid=1JTPTQ9XB-1142BSK-17N3/A01-004.pdf
Bransford, Brown, & Cocking. “How People Learn.” (2000)
https://www.desu.edu/sites/flagship/files/document/16/how_people_learn_book.pdf
Anneke Vrugt, Frans J. Oort. “Metacognition, achievement goals, study strategies and academic achievement: pathways to achievement.” Metacognition and Learning
August 2008, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp 123–146
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11409-008-9022-4
John Perry, David Lundie & Gill Golder.” Metacognition in schools: what does the literature suggest about the effectiveness of teaching metacognition in schools?” Journal of Educational Review (2018)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00131911.2018.1441127?journalCode=cedr20