Monday, September 14, 2009

my learning about SDT

my learning about

SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY
by Ann Gillard, Ph.D. Student

I have learned that one way to boost your determination is by attending a group camp, wherein people can experience supports and opportunities for their social, psychological, and physical development. At camp, youth can explore identities, develop skills, and interest, make choices, and experience intrinsic motivation.

In self-determination theory is generally defined as “When self-determined, people experience of sense of freedom to do what is interesting, personally important, and vitalizing.” The two parts that are particularly useful in the self-determination theory (SDT) are motivation and supporting the psychological basic needs: competence, relatedness, and autonomy.

In motivation it is viewed as being dynamic, constantly evolving process, in contrast to a static. Enduring that is proposed by other motivational theories. Is also stated that there are six types of motivation, and those are the following: amotivation, extrinsic motivation, introjected motivation, intrinsic motivation, identified, motivation, and integrated motivation.

I believe that SDT will help us especially the youth of today in making our dreams come true. It motivates everyone and let everyone determine the uniqueness of one self. In SDT, self-direction, self-expression, and motivated involvement rotate in every action of every people.