Self-Determination Theory

1. Diagram of progression from amotivation to intrinsic motivation (from top to bottom)

1.1. Amotivation

1.2. External Regulation

1.3. Introjected Regulation

1.4. Identified Regulation

1.5. Intrinsic Motivation

2. 3 SDT methods for increasing autonomous motivation

2.1. Teacher autonomy-relatedness support by praising students often and valuing student ideas

2.2. Parent autonomy-relatedness support by promoting a child's independence and exerting minimal pressure on said child

2.3. Developing intrinsic life goals and reaching them which fulfill a student's psychological needs

3. The path from intrinsic motivation to achievement via behavioral engagement

3.1. Intrinsic motivation is one of the main factors that leads a student to engage more in the material and thus achieve more

4. Three universal psychological needs

4.1. Relatedness

4.2. Competence

4.3. Autonomy

5. 3 non-SDT methods for increasing autonomous motivation

5.1. Learning goals are what students should be able to do achieve a certain lesson

5.2. Mastery goals are students aiming for a certain level of competence in a certain field

5.3. Having a growth mindset and believing that hard work and dedication will help with self-improvement