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Who's in charge?

Learning with e's

If students believe they have little or no influence over their own outcomes they may adopt attitudes that are negative and pessimistic. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Allowing students to control their own learning encourages them to believe they can influence academic outcomes through their own ability and efforts.

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Why we must deliberately embed curiosity instead of conformity

CLO Magazine

Conformity involves restraining beliefs, attitudes, behaviors and actions that are suspected to (or actually do) deviate from or disrupt social expectations, conventions or norms. Maslow proposed that though we crave stability, we also paradoxically yearn for disruption (via growth). Consistently support basic psychological needs.

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