MERG at AERA 2022 conference in San Diego

Come join us at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting to hear about all the exciting projects that we’ve been working on! See below for this year’s paper/poster presentations from our research group members:

SIG – Motivation in Education Virtual Paper Session Room. Thu, April 21, 2:30 to 4:00pm PDT. Supporting Student Curiosity: Classroom-Based Research and Implications for Practice.

• Discussant: Erika Patall

AERA Poster Session 3: Friday, April 22, 8-9:30am PDT. Relations Between Urban High School Science Students’ Agentic Mindset, Agentic (Dis)Engagement, and Perceived Teacher Practice

• Presenters: Erika Patall, Alana Kennedy, Nicole Yates, Jeanette Zambrano, Diane Lee, Amanda Vite

Critical Perspectives on Motivation in Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Students. Fri, April 22, 2:30 to 4:00pm PDT. Black Students’ Motivation and School Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis

• Presenters: Nicole Yates, Annabelle Madden, Man Chen

AERA Roundtable Session 9: Saturday, April 23, 8-9:30am PDT. Student-Teacher Relatedness and Classroom Engagement: A Cultural Exploration

• Presenters: Diane Lee, Amanda Vite, Erika Patall

Motivated Students, Motivating Contexts: Building Clarity About the Nature and Mechanisms of Motivational Climate. Sat, April 23, 2:30 to 4:00pm PDT.

• Discussant: Erika Patall

AERA Poster Session 10: Sunday, April 24, 2:30-4:00pm PDT. I Feel It’s a Mutiny: Teachers’ Beliefs About Their Students’ Agentic Engagement in Urban High School Science Classrooms

• Presenters: Jenette Zambrano, Erika Patall, Alana Kennedy, Crystal Aguilera, Nicole Yates

Controversial Questions in Contemporary Motivation Science: Insights From the Leading Voices: Sun, April 24, 2:30 to 4:00pm PDT. Is Motivation Largely Conscious and Intentional or Nonconscious and Automatic?

• Participant: Erika Patall, Christopher A. Wolters, Tim Urdan

Motivational and Cognitive Processes in Understudied and Minoritized Student Populations: Centering Voices and Experiences. Mon, April 25, 8:00 to 9:30am PDT.

• The Role of the Model Minority Myth and Goal Orientations in Asian American Undergraduates’ Academic Help-Seeking

  • Presenters: Alana Kennedy, Erika Patall, Gale Sinatra

• Predicting Diverse High School Students’ Well-Being From Agentic Orientation, Teacher Autonomy Support, and Teacher Control

  • Presenters: Nicole Yates, Erika Patall, Alana Kennedy, Jeanette Zambrano, Amanda Vite, Diane Lee