Tag: autonomy
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Learning R for quantitative analysis
As I’ve discussed before, I learned to use the R programming language (using RStudio IDE) to conduct the quantitative analysis for my EdD degree. In this post, I’ll outline how I learned what I learned, and what I used that knowledge for. All the code I wrote is viewable in the GitHub notebook found here.…
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Autonomy, time-management and homework-setting
Following coding data from focus groups according to the three main aspects of self-determination theory (as well as a few other common factors that have arisen through reading the transcript), I have started sub-coding data too. The first sub-code (under the ‘autonomy’ main code) relates to time-management and homework-setting, and I’ll outline how students from…
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Data collection round 1 – psychometric testing for motivation types
It’s finally started! On Thursday 22nd September 2022 I started the data collection phase for my main doctoral study. Since then, I have conducted a focus group (which will take far longer to analyse in any useful detail), but in this post I’ll outline some of the headline findings from the first of three psychometric…
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Maximising Progress in KS5 Physics
Prompted by a round of ChatPhysics on Twitter recently, I thought this could be an opportunity to write about ways that we maximise progress at our school, and some methods I want to try from some other Twitter Physicists. Feedback This links to another post I’ve written, relating to the college-wide project I’m running introducing…
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What is self-determination theory, and how might it help me in the classroom?
Sometimes I’m reminded (either through Twitter, day-to-day conversation, or another way) that a fair few teachers don’t see much (any) value in the use of educational research. Whilst it is true that a lot of it is very contextual, I don’t agree that it can’t be helpful. What is unhelpful is educational research that is…
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