Search Results - "Amanda M. Durik"

What if I can’t? Success expectancies moderate the effects of utility value information on situational interest and performance by Durik, Amanda M., Shechter, Olga G., Noh, Michael, Rozek, Christopher S., Harackiewicz, Judith M.

“…Two studies tested how the effects of a utility value manipulation on interest and performance were moderated by expectations for success. College students…”
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The Role of Achievement Goals in the Development of Interest: Reciprocal Relations Between Achievement Goals, Interest, and Performance by Harackiewicz, Judith M, Durik, Amanda M, Barron, Kenneth E, Linnenbrink-Garcia, Lisa, Tauer, John M

“…The dynamics of individual and situational interest and academic performance were examined in the college classroom and 7 semesters later in conjunction with…”
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Measuring Situational Interest in Academic Domains by Linnenbrink-Garcia, Lisa, Durik, Amanda M., Conley, AnneMarie M., Barron, Kenneth E., Tauer, John M., Karabenick, Stuart A., Harackiewicz, Judith M.

“…Three studies were conducted to develop and validate scores on a new measure appropriate for assessing adolescents’ situational interest (SI) across various…”
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The Role of Utility Value in Achievement Behavior: The Importance of Culture by Shechter, Olga G., Durik, Amanda M., Miyamoto, Yuri, Harackiewicz, Judith M.

“…Two studies tested how participants’ responses to utility value interventions and subsequent interest in a math technique vary by culture (Westerners vs. East…”
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Performance-approach goal effects on achievement under low versus high challenge conditions by Senko, Corwin, Durik, Amanda M., Patel, Lily, Lovejoy, Chelsea M., Valentiner, David

“…Two studies examined the effects of university students' achievement goals on performance under low versus high challenge conditions. The first was a…”
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RESOLV: Readers' Representation of Reading Contexts and Tasks by Rouet, Jean-François, Britt, M. Anne, Durik, Amanda M.

“…We introduce RESOLV, a theoretical model to account for readers' construction and management of goals during text comprehension and use. RESOLV focuses on…”
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Engaging Middle School Students in Authentic Scientific Practices Can Enhance Their Understanding of Ecosystem Response to Hurricane Disturbance by Steven McGee, Amanda M. Durik, Jess K. Zimmerman, Randi McGee-Tekula, Jennifer Duck

“…Ecosystem response to hurricane disturbance is complex and multi-faceted. The likelihood of increased frequency of severe hurricanes creates a need for the…”
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Task Values, Achievement Goals, and Interest: An Integrative Analysis by Hulleman, Chris S, Durik, Amanda M, Schweigert, Shaun A, Harackiewicz, Judith M

“…The research presented in this article integrates 3 theoretical perspectives in the field of motivation: expectancy-value, achievement goals, and interest. The…”
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Gendered Motivational Processes Affecting High School Mathematics Participation, Educational Aspirations, and Career Plans: A Comparison of Samples From Australia, Canada, and the United States by Watt, Helen M. G., Shapka, Jennifer D., Morris, Zoe A., Durik, Amanda M., Keating, Daniel P., Eccles, Jacquelynne S.

“…In this international, longitudinal study, we explored gender differences in, and gendered relationships among, math-related motivations emphasized in the…”
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Task Values and Ability Beliefs as Predictors of High School Literacy Choices: A Developmental Analysis by Durik, Amanda M, Vida, Mina, Eccles, Jacquelynne S

“…This study examines how competence beliefs and task values predict high school achievement choices related to literacy. Students' task beliefs (self-concept of…”
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Knowing oneself and long-term goal pursuit: Relations among self-concept clarity, conscientiousness, and grit by Fite, Robert E., Lindeman, Meghan I.H., Rogers, Arielle P., Voyles, Elora, Durik, Amanda M.

“…Research has been dedicated to exploring the personality variables that facilitate goal pursuit. Conscientiousness and grit are closely related individual…”
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Women and Self-Promotion: A Test of Three Theories by Lindeman, Meghan I. H., Durik, Amanda M., Dooley, Maura

“…Although self-promotion (communicating one’s past accomplishments and positive characteristics) is important for obtaining career and educational…”
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Don't Go With Your Gut: Exploring the Role of Motivation in Aesthetic Experiences by Steciuch, Christian C., Kopatich, Ryan D., Feller, Daniel P., Durik, Amanda M., Millis, Keith

“…The current study examined the impact of the need for cognitive closure, the motivation to engage in controlled processing, and perceptual fluency on aesthetic…”
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Age differences in effects of self-generated utility among Black and Hispanic adolescents by Durik, Amanda M., Schwartz, J., Schmidt, Jennifer A., Shumow, Lee

“…This study tested the effects on interest and achievement of a classroom intervention in which students wrote about the utility of science. Participants were…”
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Different Strokes for Different Folks: How Individual Interest Moderates the Effects of Situational Factors on Task Interest by Durik, Amanda M, Harackiewicz, Judith M

“…Individual interest was examined as a moderator of effects of situational factors designed to catch and hold task interest. In Study 1, 96 college students…”
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Variability in Certainty of Self-Reported Interest: Implications for Theory and Research by Durik, Amanda, Jenkins, Jade

“…These studies examined self-reported interest, how level of interest is related to reported certainty of interest, and whether certainty helps to clarify the…”
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Value Affordances in Students' Probability of Persisting as a Nursing Major by Lindeman, Meghan I H, Durik, Amanda M

“…This study investigated how perceptions of agentic and communal values attract students to major in and persist in nursing. Participants reported a potential…”
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Exploring How Public Libraries Can Build Situational Interest in Science by Durik, Amanda M., Milstead Post, Sarah, Green, Wanda, Jensen, Audra P., Pawirosetiko, Joy S., Gibson, Cody, Dusenbery, Paul B.

“…This project aimed to cultivate library patrons' interest in earth and space science, using research on how situations can trigger and support interest to…”
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Sometimes less is more: the role of subjective task experience in self-generated value interventions by Lindeman, Meghan I. H., Durik, Amanda M., Hall, Garret J.

“…Interventions that prompt learners to generate their own ideas about how material is valuable are promising for inspiring engagement. Drawing from research on…”
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Shyness mindset: Applying mindset theory to the domain of inhibited social behavior by Valentiner, David P., Mounts, Nina S., Durik, Amanda M., Gier-Lonsway, Stephanie L.

“…This study applies mindset theory to the domain of inhibited social behavior. Incoming college freshmen ( N = 93) completed web-based assessments upon…”
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