Academic motivation is an essential predictor of school success in K-12 education. Accordingly, many meta-analyses have examined variables associated with academic …
RB King, JY Haw, Y Wang - Learning and Instruction, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Self-determination theory (SDT) posits that teachers who engage in need- supportive teaching through satisfying students' basic needs for autonomy, competence, and …
In this commentary I take a situative turn in the theoretical conversation around the question,“Why do people do what they do?” The first section describes in broad strokes what …
Underachievement and school disengagement have serious consequences, both at individual and societal levels. In this chapter, we adopt a strength-based perspective to …
Although motivational theories agree that environmental factors (like interpersonal relationships and pedagogical practices) are crucial in shaping students' motivational …
AC Koenka - Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
In this article, I introduce the current special issue, which brings together leading scholars who either initiated or played subsequent central roles in the inception and development of …
Acknowledging that educational psychologists should be deliberate in integrating race- related issues in their research, we aim to examine the extent to which articles published in …
F López - Educational Psychologist, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract As the American Psychological Association and Division 15 committed to addressing systemic racism after the 2020 summer of racial reckoning, orchestrated political …
EA Skinner - Educational Psychology Review, 2023 - Springer
The field of achievement motivation is concept and data rich, housing more than a dozen major theories, all of which have withstood empirical scrutiny. Their very success, however …