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Nathalie Aelterman
Author with expertise in Self-Determination Theory in Human Motivation and Well-Being
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Do perceived autonomy-supportive and controlling teaching relate to physical education students' motivational experiences through unique pathways? Distinguishing between the bright and dark side of motivation

Leen Haerens et al.Sep 16, 2014
Grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), this study examined the mediating role of students' experiences of need satisfaction and need frustration in associations between perceived teaching style and students' motivation and oppositional defiance in the context of physical education. Specifically, we tested an integrated model including both a ‘bright’ path from perceived autonomy-supportive teaching through need satisfaction toward autonomous motivation and a ‘dark’ pathway from perceived controlling teaching through need frustration toward controlled motivation, amotivation, and oppositional defiance. Cross-sectional study. To investigate the proposed paths structural equation modeling was used in a sample of 499 secondary school students (44% boys, Mage = 15.77 ± 1.16). We found that perceived autonomy-supportive and controlling teaching, as well as need satisfaction and need frustration, constitute different constructs relating distinctively to motivational outcomes. Consistent with the notion of a bright and dark path, perceived autonomy support was related primarily to autonomous motivation, with need satisfaction mediating this association, whereas perceived controlling teaching was related primarily to controlled motivation and amotivation, through need frustration. Perceived controlling teaching also displayed a direct and unique relationship with oppositional defiance. To more accurately capture the detrimental effects of controlling teaching, this teaching dimension along with its consequences in terms of need frustration and motivational outcomes needs to be studied in its own right. It is also discussed that effective teacher training may raise awareness among teachers about the motivational risks associated with controlling practices.
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Does observed controlling teaching behavior relate to students’ motivation in physical education?

Jotie Meyer et al.Sep 30, 2013
Self-determination theory (SDT) has served as a theoretical framework for considerable research on teaching behavior and student motivation.The majority of studies have focused on need-supportive teaching behavior at the expense of need-thwarting teaching behavior (i.e., the "dark side" of teaching).The goal of the present study was to examine motivational dynamics involved in controlling teaching behavior in the context of physical education (PE).The majority of studies on observed teaching behavior were conducted in the laboratory.To augment the ecological validity in the present study, the behavior of PE teachers was videotaped to rate their controlling teaching behavior in a real-life setting.In a sample of 56 teachers and 702 secondary school students, controlling teaching behavior during a specific PE class, as observed by external raters, was related positively to students' perceived controlling teaching behavior and, through these perceptions, to controlled motivation and amotivation.These associations were obtained in spite of the low incidence of controlling teaching behaviors, suggesting that students may be quite sensitive to controlling teaching behaviors.No associations were found between observed controlling behavior and student autonomous motivation and students' perceptions of autonomysupportive teaching.Practical implications and recommendations for PE teachers' professional development training are included.