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Andrei Cimpian@andreicimpian.bsky.social · 2w ago

Come join my lab at NYU as a postdoc! 😊 Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/191617 More about our work: cimpianlab.com

Very happy to share a new paper, out in Developmental Psychology, that explores why math and science course support isn’t always enough to help with career plan development. We find that course and career motivation develop distinctly during college and each relate to different outcomes:

Think you know how grading affects motivation? Well, @julieasievers.bsky.social & Katherine Muenks have done some great research that will surprise you! We discuss what they found, how to think about grades and motivation, and a framework for more research! Check it out wherever you get your pods!

Julie Sievers & Katherine Muenks

Podcast Episode · Emerging Research in Educational Psychology · June 1 · 42m

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Got the opportunity to talk about the peer mindset context and which peers might be particularly influential to STEM undergrad's motivation at AERA 2026 last weekend! Thanks to @utkucaybas.bsky.social @allahemi.bsky.social for putting together such a diverse and interesting symposium.

A really cool critical systematic review from my former lab-mate @julieasievers.bsky.social! It's surprising how little we know about the relationship between grading policies and motivation.

Jeff Greene@jeffgreene.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Seems like we should know something about how grading affects motivation, right? Surprisingly, the research literature hasn't been synthesized - until now! Sievers et al reviewed 34 studies and identified what we (don't) know and what research needs to happen next. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

We're looking for a lab manager at the Cognitive Development Lab! Feel free to let me know if you (or one of your students) has any questions about what it's like to work here!

Andrei Cimpian@andreicimpian.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Looking for a lab manager! Join us! 😊 apply.interfolio.com/182022

Application for the LONESTAR has been extended to February 8th! This is such a great group of folks and it's a very dynamic and collaborative meeting, with projects getting developed together! (Note though the focus is on Texas-based researchers, we also welcome others who are interested).

Veronica Yan@veronicayan.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The application form for the LONESTAR [Un]Conference on Strategic Learning is now open! Deadline is Feb 1st. Apply at: sites.google.com/view/lonesta...

"To complement better answers (which psychologically wise interventions target), what if we helped people to ask more adaptive questions—questions that orient them to respond with more adaptive thoughts, feelings, and actions?" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

🚨 📣 Summer Fellows Program Call for undergraduates interested in education research: What are the barriers to effective learning in college? How can we support motivated learning? For more details, visit: sites.edb.utexas.edu/slam/fellows/ #cogscisky #edusky #academicsky #psychscisky

Another ~monthly update on the state of the #psychjobs market: more jobs continue to trickle in, though at a decreasing pace. We've nearly hit parity with covid in absolute terms, although the prior year baseline was higher this year than that, so we still see a slightly larger relative decrease.

Mark Thornton@markthornton.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We're a month further into the job market - how are things looking? The good news is that the market does seem to have been delayed: ~150 new listings have appeared since my last post. The bad news is that the total is still substantially lower than what it was during the covid dip.

I love this new paper b/c it shows how nuanced young kids' reasoning about gender is. For ex: Expectations about boys' (vs. girls') behaviors are more strongly informed by their looks, likely b/c boys face extra sanctions for non-conformity in looks, so fem appearance is extra informative. 👇

Jenna Alton@jennaalton.bsky.social · last yr.

In a second, we form expectations about the likely traits and behaviors of people we meet. How does this ability develop? How do others’ perceived gender factor into it? I’m thrilled to share a new paper now in press at Cognition with @andreicimpian.bsky.social and‪ @lucaspbutler.bsky.social. 1/6

Our new paper is out! 🎉 Led by Echo Yan (along with @drmuenks.bsky.social), we used a vignette-based experiment to test the effects of perceived instructor and peer field-specific ability beliefs (FABs) on students' motivation, psychological experience, and anticipated behavior: t.co/WnzqHsvGyn

🚨Excited our review on the way brilliance-beliefs undermine educational equality just got accepted at Ed Psych Review 😍 In the paper, we introduce the Brilliance-Belonging Model (BBM), which helps us understand when and how brilliance-beliefs work... 🧵 tinyurl.com/5c4aez9w

All STEM fields are not the same! Gender stereotypes about computer science (CS) & engineering (ENG) strongly diverge from math & science. This was true for diverse students in Grades 1-12. Math stereotypes showed big variations and slightly favored girls rather than boys among many students. (4/13)

Got to present work on the longitudinal associations of field-specific ability beliefs with motivation among comp sci undergraduates at #AERA2025! Thanks to the co-chairs Echo Yan and Katharina Asbury for putting everything together! (Also pictured, fantastic presenter @lisalimeri.bsky.social)

@czpuede.bsky.social and I are excited to share the program for #AERA2025 Div C Sec 2B: Motivation & Learning in Social & Cultural Contexts! Today we're highlighting Wed (4/23) presentations ✨ More to come! @aera-motsig.bsky.social @aeradivcgrad.bsky.social #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

New paper out! Across 3 large high school datasets, we found that girls and boys largely place similar value on math. No meaningful differences were found in the most recent dataset (2012), but some differences were found in the two older datasets (1990s and early 2000s). doi.org/10.1002/jad....

Girls and Boys Typically Have Similar Math Value Beliefs: Replication Evidence Across Historical Time, High School, and Racial/Ethnic Groups

Introduction Individuals' math value beliefs are theorized to influence who persists in STEM. However, the existing findings on gender differences in adolescents' math value beliefs are inconsistent...

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I am hiring a postdoctoral position in queer quantitative educational research! This is a two-year position. I am more than happy to provide more information or talk with interested applicants. Apply by March 1st for full consideration. Full info and application: vcu.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

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Digging in a bit more: One of the most important findings was that not all "STEM" stereotypes are same. For instance, "science" masks that biology stereotypes favors girls, but physics stereotypes favor boys. And math stereotypes are tiny, on average!

"In sum, the study provides further evidence that considering learning style in teaching methods such as presentation mode is not beneficial. Importantly, the present study used ecologically valid learning materials and a sufficiently powered sample." #AcademicSky #EduSky

Testing the meshing hypothesis in prospective teachers: Are there effects of matching learning style and presentation mode on learning performance and on metacognitive aspects of learning? - Instructional Science

Learning styles are a popular concept in the educational field, although there is no empirical evidence that matching learning materials to an individual’s learning style actually enhances learning…

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Excited to have this paper out there (and even more excited to have it open access)! We used mixed-methods to expand on prior field-specific ability beliefs work and to challenge our own theoretical assumptions about these associations. Glad to have gotten to be a part of this team! 🎉

Allison Zengilowski@allisonzengilowski.bsky.social · 2y ago

My first post on the other place was about a new publication, so fitting to do the same here! With a dream collaborative team, my favorite part was showing how qual methods can change our understandings. Open access in Contemporary Educational Psychology! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...