- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Career Development and Diversity
- School Choice and Performance
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Education and Learning Interventions
- Education Methods and Practices
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Educational Research and Pedagogy
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Psychological and Educational Research Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
University of California, Irvine
2020-2025
ABSTRACT Introduction Individuals' math value beliefs are theorized to influence who persists in STEM. However, the existing findings on gender differences adolescents' inconsistent. The goal of this study was use three datasets help clarify when emerge for high school adolescents and whom (i.e., across historical time, grade level, race/ethnicity). Specifically, we examined extent which interest, utility, attainment) replicated (1) spanning 1990s 2010s, (2) from 9th–12th grade, (3) within...
Opportunities for collaborative learning reflect positive peer processes that have strong implications adolescents' developmental experiences in afterschool programs (ASPs). However, learning, which involves considering multiple viewpoints and coordinating actions with peers to accomplish a shared goal, is often difficult adolescents navigate. Utilizing qualitative methods, the purpose of this study was identify ASP mentoring strategies promote among adolescent participants. Based on...
Children's work habits at school include being a hard worker, turning in on time, following classroom rules, and putting forward one's best effort. Models youth character, noncognitive skills, social-emotional learning suggest that self-management skills like are critical for individuals' subsequent academic success. Using data from 1,124 children the NICHD Study of Early Childcare Youth Development (49% female; 77% White), we examined children's developing first to sixth grade their...
Though adults tend to endorse the stereotype that boys are better than girls in math, children favor their own gender or be egalitarian. When do individuals start endorsing traditional better? Using two longitudinal U.S. datasets span 1993 2011, we examined three questions: (1) What developmental changes adolescents’ stereotypes about math abilities from early late adolescence? (2) Do vary based on and race/ethnicity? (3) Are related motivational beliefs? Finally, (4) these patterns...
The heterogeneity in the developmental trajectories of math motivational beliefs (i.e., expectancies for success and subjective task value beliefs) was examined among Asian Latinx male female students from Southern California across Grades 8 through 10 (
The changes in adolescents' math motivational beliefs (i.e., expectancies for success, interest, and utility value) across Grades 9-11 the associations between these experiences with socializers perceived teacher unfairness parent-adolescent discussions) were examined within each of four largest racial/ethnic groups United States using High School Longitudinal Study, a nationally representative data set (
Social support has a well-documented impact on adolescent educational success. Nonetheless, there been less focus the relationship between social supports and attainment for Latinas. Using sample of 138 Hispanic females (ages 25–31) from an ongoing longitudinal National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded study (2004–present), we identified key sources (family, teachers, peers) types (emotional, informational, instrumental) in pipeline females. We also examined associations their attainment....