...we examined co-occurring patterns of motivational beliefs + changes in major intentions during introductory STEM courses. Instead of treating motivation and behavioral intentions as separate or sequential, we modeled how these processes work together during key decision-making periods.

MILES Lab proudly celebrates the publication—immediate acceptance with no reckons—of a brand new marriage! 🥂 Many congrats to Jessica and Matt and thank you so much for including us on your beautiful day!

MILES Lab students @sanheeta.bsky.social and Jessica Hunter are at @canadianpsychology.bsky.social and shared their posters this morning--way to go!

MILES Lab students had a great time at #SALTISE! Thanks to everyone who asked great questions and provided feedback!

MILES Lab and friends at #AERA2025 ❤️ We loved seeing you all!

#tbt to this poster presentation at #AERA2025 led by Jessica Hunter and assisted by this awesome team, including @sanheeta.bsky.social @samanthamackie.bsky.social Great job, team! And thanks to those who stopped by to discuss!

Happening now #AERA2025: come see Cole present his paper « Helpful, Harmful, or Somewhere Between? Exploring Features of Peer Motivational Climate Among University Mathematics Students »

Room 404!

Congrats to PhD students Jessica Hunter and @sanheeta.bsky.social for winning second place in our department's International Graduate Student poster competition! 🎉

When you just want to write about your favorite theory without accidentally wading into a controversy. As another plot twist: whether or not to include "situated" in the title. :)

#MotivationScholarMemes #MotivationMonday

New year, new opportunities to motivate & be motivated! Careful use of praise and rewards can be helpful when otherwise lacking good reasons for engaging, but they're a risky move for the already motivated folks.
#MotivationMonday #MotivationScholarMemes #EduSky #AcademicSky @aera-motsig.bsky.social

Competition is one way to spur people into action, but it can have some negative unintended consequences: performance goals, or a focus on displaying competence and outperforming others, rather than on developing competence. This can be self-defeating!
#MotivationScholarMemes #MotivationMonday

Supporting students' motivation is tricky

#MotivationScholarMemes
@aera-motsig.bsky.social
#MotivationMonday #edpsych

Happy holidays and end of the semester from us at MILES Lab, with a special appearance by our youngest and cutest lab member baby C!

We are thankful for fantastic colleagues here and around the world and wish you all plenty to celebrate and learn from as you reflect on 2024!

#tbt to an oldie but a goodie that we use a lot in our presentations! #edusky #academicsky #MotivationScholarMemes #edpsych

For more on this, see Dr. R's open access article on motivational support and climate: doi.org/10.1080/0046...

Comparing #students to each other (or yourself to others) promotes a focus on the goal of demonstrating (rather than developing) competence.

Noting growth over time & progress toward goals -> supports learning goals!
#MotivationScholarMemes #MotivationMonday #MondayMotivation

A new edition of #MotivationScholarMemes on this #MotivationMonday!

Focusing on outperforming others (performance goals) can have some benefits for performance, but why not also (if not exclusively) focus on learning, growth, and mastery?

As we transition over from the old place, some #tbt:

For our attribution theory pals! A good reminder for us all--how we explain the causes of our successes and failures in our own minds really matters for our subsequent motivation, emotions, and behavior. #MotivationScholarMemes #MotivationMonday