Progress-focused

(Originally published October 22, 2024) In today’s political landscape, we increasingly see irrationality and cheating being employed as strategies to gain and maintain power. This phenomenon not only undermines the foundations of a healthy democracy but also opens the door for leaders who are willing to sacrifice ethics and integrity for personal gain.

Self-determination theory ( SDT) posits that in addition to the need for autonomy and relatedness , people also have a fundamental need for competence . In attempting to use this need for competence in educational software, researchers have found its definition to be confusing and incomplete. Two recent papers address this by clarifying and formalizing the definition.