Ryan and Adam were both in the gifted and talented program. But in sixth grade, they began to skip school. The difficulty of the schoolwork had nothing to do with their unhappiness in school, it was the _______________________that undermined their motivation to attend.

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The correct answer is D because all of the choices listed (lack of opportunity to make their own decisions, high level of teacher control and low value for self-directedness, and routinization of the learning experience) can undermine a student's motivation to attend school by making the learning environment feel restrictive and unengaging.

Ryan and Adam Were Both in the Gifted and Talented