Ideas in this lesson are also related to concepts found in these Common Core State Standards: 1  CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
Differentiation typically refers to a developmental process when a skill becomes more sophisticated and broken into subsets.
Self-Determination Theory: A Closer Look. Psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan developed a theory of motivation which suggests that people tend to be driven by a need to grow and gain fulfillment. The first assumption of self-determination theory is that people are activity directed toward growth.