Motivation, learning, and well-being (MoLeWe UEF)
Research themes
Our research focuses on individual differences in and the development of motivation (e.g., goals, interest, values, expectancies), learning (including skill development, performance, and achievement), and well-being (e.g., emotions, engagement, perfectionistic strivings, burnout, and stress), with a particular emphasis on mathematics.
Through our studies, we aim to
- gain knowledge on the developmental antecedents and consequences of individual differences in motivation, learning, and well-being
- gain knowledge on the developmental interplay between motivation, learning, and well-being
- understand the situational dynamics of motivation, learning, and well-being
- identify important personal and contextual factors that influence the development of motivation, learning, and well-being
For more information, please contact Heta Tuominen (heta.tuominen@uef.fi)
News
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Mathematics interest and self-concept decline towards the end of primary school
Motivational factors, such as pupils’ perception of their own competence and interest in the subject, are important when learning mathematics.… -
Self-critical perfectionism gnaws on students’ well-being already in lower secondary school
A new study among ninth-graders identified four perfectionistic profiles with varying associations with students’ psychological well-being. The… -
Short- and long-term changes in adolescents' motivational beliefs
In two of our recent studies, we approached both individual differences and the development of lower secondary students’ motivational beliefs from… -
Children’s positive attitude towards mathematics fades during the early school years
This study explored the development of children’s motivation for mathematics during the early school years, and how that development is associated…
Projects
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University students' motivation and well-being during and after the COVID-19 pandemic 01.04.2020 - 31.12.2030
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Making the grade but feeling exhausted? Developmental and situational dynamics of motivation, perfectionism, and academic well-being across secondary education 01.09.2022 - 31.08.2027
Research communities
Motivation, Learning, and Well-Being -Research Collective (MoLeWe)
The MoLeWe collective represents a group of researchers from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), University of Helsinki (UH), University of Turku (UTU), National Defence University (NDU), Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU), and University of Oulu (UO) collaborating in the fields of education and educational psychology. The MoLeWe site serves as our joint home base where you can find information on our research, including PhD projects, as well as our experiences in the academia. We will share our stories and thoughts in a blog, both in English and in Finnish.
Learning In Digitalized Society (DIGS)
Our multidisciplinary research community, Learning In Digitalized Society (DIGS), involves researchers and research groups from the Philosophical Faculty, the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. Our research covers learning pathways through the whole life span, and focuses on the special nature of learning and its support in the highly digitalized world. We explore the new learning opportunities and possibilities offered by the digitalized society, as well as the learning requirements and expectations set by digitalization.
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Professors
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Markku Niemivirta
ProfessorSchool of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty -
Jaana Viljaranta
ProfessorSchool of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty
Senior Researchers
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Heta Tuominen
Academy Research FellowSchool of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty -
Riikka Hirvonen
Senior ResearcherSchool of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty
Post-doctoral Researchers
Doctoral Researchers
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Minna Ikävalko
Doctoral ResearcherSchool of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty -
Fiia Söderholm
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Anna Kuusi
Doctoral ResearcherSchool of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty -
Henriikka Juntunen
Doctoral ResearcherSchool of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty -
Juho Tiainen
Project CoordinatorDepartment of Physics and Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
Other group members
Publications
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Developmental relations between mathematics self-concept, interest, and achievement: A comparison of solo- and co-taught classes
Lehikoinen, Hans; Väisänen, Pertti; Havu-Nuutinen, Sari; Lappalainen, Kristiina; Niemivirta, Markku. 2024. Instructional science. [Published: 22 August 2024]: 1-23 -
Friend influence and susceptibility to influence on emotions towards math: The role of adolescent temperament
Kiuru, Noona; DeLay, Dawn; Tervahartiala, Katja; Polet, Juho; Hirvonen, Riikka. 2024. British journal of educational psychology. [Epub ahead of print 29 July 2024]: 1-16 -
Growth trajectories of self-concept and interest in mathematics and language – Individual differences and cross-domain relations
Widlund, Anna; Niemivirta, Markku; Tuominen, Heta; Korhonen, Johan. 2024. Learning and instruction. 91: -
Lower secondary students' perfectionistic profiles: Stability, transitions, and connections with well-being
Kuusi, Anna; Tuominen, Heta; Widlund, Anna; Korhonen, Johan; Niemivirta, Markku. 2024. Learning and individual differences. 110: -
Motivational Profiles in Mathematics - Stability and Links with Educational and Emotional Outcomes
Widlund, Anna; Tuominen, Heta; Korhonen, Johan. 2024. Contemporary educational psychology. 76: -
Opiskeluhuolto sote-uudistuksen jälkeen
Tuominen, Heta; Huttunen, Rauno. 2024. Kasvatus. 55: 111–112 -
Relationship between science teachers’ teaching motivations and career development aspirations
Kang, Jingoo; Viljaranta, Jaana; George, Sindu; Jäppinen, Ilpo. 2024. European journal of teacher education. [Epub ahead of print 05 Feb 2024]: 1-18 -
Students’ socioeconomic status and teacher beliefs about learning as predictors of students’ mathematical competence
Haataja, Eeva S H; Niemivirta, Markku; Holm, Marja E; Ilomanni, Pia; Laine, Anu. 2024. European journal of psychology of education. 39: 1615-1636 -
Teacher Efficacy, Its Sources, and Implementation in Early Childhood Education
Pitkäniemi, Harri; Hirvonen, Riikka; Heikka, Johanna; Suhonen, Katja. 2024. Early childhood education journal. [Epub ahead of print 29 June 2024]: 1-11 -
Vertaisarvioinnin merkitys ja haasteet
Tuominen, Heta. 2024. Kasvatus. 55: 3–5