Motivation, learning, and well-being (MoLeWe UEF)

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01.01.2020 -

Philosophical Faculty

School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty

School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty

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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

Students’ challenges in general upper secondary education should be better acknowledged – school burnout can be prevented with the right measures
31.10.2024
A recent study by Fiia Söderholm following Finnish general upper secondary school students over three years explored associations of students’…

Students’ challenges in general upper secondary education should be better acknowledged – school burnout can be prevented with the right measures
Mathematics interest and self-concept decline towards the end of primary school
13.09.2024
Motivational factors, such as pupils’ perception of their own competence and interest in the subject, are important when learning mathematics.…

Mathematics interest and self-concept decline towards the end of primary school
Self-critical perfectionism gnaws on students’ well-being already in lower secondary school
06.05.2024
A new study among ninth-graders identified four perfectionistic profiles with varying associations with students’ psychological well-being. The…

Self-critical perfectionism gnaws on students’ well-being already in lower secondary school
Short- and long-term changes in adolescents' motivational beliefs
15.02.2024
In two of our recent studies, we approached both individual differences and the development of lower secondary students’ motivational beliefs from…

Short- and long-term changes in adolescents' motivational beliefs

Projects

Research communities

Motivation, Learning, and Well-Being -Research Collective (MoLeWe)

MoLeWe-logo T he 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 proj ects, 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, everyday life and work in a digitalized society (DIGS)

Learning, everyday life and work in a digitalized society DIGS research community gathers researchers from the Philosophical Faculty, the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. Our research is focused on the new learning opportunities and tools offered by a digitalized society and also on the demands and expectations of digitalization in different contexts and areas of life, such as work, education and everyday life.

Keywords

academic emotions academic engagement achievement goal orientation anxiety children development educational psychology expectancy-value interest learning mathematics motivation perfectionism school achievement school burnout self-concept self-efficacy self-regulation stress temperament well-being youth

Professors

Senior Researchers

Post-doctoral Researchers

Anna Maria Rawlings

Postdoctoral Researcher

School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty

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Motivation, learning, and well-being (MoLeWe UEF)

News

Students’ challenges in general upper secondary education should be better acknowledged – school burnout can be prevented with the right measures

Mathematics interest and self-concept decline towards the end of primary school

Self-critical perfectionism gnaws on students’ well-being already in lower secondary school

Short- and long-term changes in adolescents' motivational beliefs

Projects

Research communities

Keywords

Professors

Markku Niemivirta

Jaana Viljaranta

Senior Researchers

Heta Tuominen

Riikka Hirvonen

Post-doctoral Researchers

Anna Maria Rawlings

Doctoral Researchers

Minna Ikävalko

Fiia Söderholm

Anna Kuusi

Henriikka Juntunen

Juho Tiainen

Other group members

A multigroup random-intercept cross-lagged panel model for Finnish secondary school students in frame of situated expectancy-value theory

Developmental relations between mathematics self-concept, interest, and achievement: A comparison of solo- and co-taught classes

Friend influence and susceptibility to influence on emotions towards math: The role of adolescent temperament

Growth trajectories of self-concept and interest in mathematics and language – Individual differences and cross-domain relations

Lower secondary students' perfectionistic profiles: Stability, transitions, and connections with well-being

Motivational Profiles in Mathematics - Stability and Links with Educational and Emotional Outcomes

Opiskeluhuolto sote-uudistuksen jälkeen

Relationship between science teachers’ teaching motivations and career development aspirations

Students’ socioeconomic status and teacher beliefs about learning as predictors of students’ mathematical competence

Teacher Efficacy, Its Sources, and Implementation in Early Childhood Education

The development of exhaustion, cynicism, and inadequacy in general upper secondary education: perceived and received support, student engagement, and gender as predictors

The development of sources of self-efficacy in self-regulation during one primary school year: the role of gender, special educational needs, and individual strengths

Vertaisarvioinnin merkitys ja haasteet

Achievement emotions and arithmetic fluency – Development and parallel processes during the early school years

Adolescents’ Stress and Depressive symptoms and Their Associations with Psychological Flexibility before Educational Transition

Bidirectional Associations Between Maternal Homework Involvement, Adolescents' Academic Motivation, and School Well-Being

Career entry motivations and teaching perceptions of science preservice teachers: a comparison of trends between Finland and South Korea

Developmental trajectories of school-beginners' ability self-concept, intrinsic value and performance in mathematics

Menestyksen tavoittelua vaikka uupuen? Nuorten motivaatio, perfektionismi ja opiskeluhyvinvointi

Mikä on sopivaa, mikä ei? Nuorten näkemyksiä peliraivosta

Student engagement profiles and the role of support in general upper secondary education

Tavoitteet ja huolet koronapandemian aikana: Perfektionistiset taipumukset opiskelustressin ja siitä selviämisen selittäjänä

Teachers’ work engagement and burnout profiles: Associations with sense of efficacy and interprofessional collaboration in school

Temperament and symptoms of stress and depression among adolescents: The mediating role of psychological flexibility

iSeeNumbers project report - Main findings and recommendations for practice

‘Am I to blame because my child is not motivated to do math?’: Relationships between parents’ attitudes, beliefs and practices towards mathematics and students’ mathematics motivation and achievement

"Kun me harjoitellaan niin me kaikki opitaan" : Itä-Suomen yliopiston #Paraskoulu-hankkeen loppuraportti

A person-oriented approach to maternal homework involvement during the transition to lower secondary school

Does mathematics anxiety moderate the effect of problem difficulty on cognitive effort?

Dropout intentions in secondary education: Student temperament and achievement motivation as antecedents

Feeling exhausted and isolated? The connections between university students’ remote teaching and learning experiences, motivation, and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

Gamer rage—Children’s perspective on issues impacting losing one’s temper while playing digital games

How are learning experiences and task properties associated with adolescents’ emotions and psychophysiological states?

How students’ motivational profiles change during the transition from primary to lower secondary school

Introducing the DYNAMICS framework of moment-to-moment development in achievement motivation

Links between teachers’ planning, assessment and development time and implementation of curriculum in early childhood education

Maternal homework approach and adolescents’ academic skills: The mediating role of task values

Opettajien puhe aggressiivisesti käyttäytyvinä pidetyistä oppilaista

Patterns of symbolic numerical magnitude processing and working memory as predictors of early mathematics performance

Reciprocal effects of mathematics performance, school engagement and burnout during adolescence

Students’ self-efficacy in self-regulation together with behavioural and emotional strengths: investigating their self-perceptions

The development of school and sports task values among adolescent athletes: The role of gender

The development of school burnout in general upper secondary education: the role of support and schoolwork difficulties

Tutkijalta suoraan kuultua: Heta Tuominen, akatemiatutkija Itä-Suomen yliopistosta

Yliopisto-opiskelijoiden motivaatioprofiilit koronapandemian aikana ja toiveet opetuksen toteuttamisesta jatkossa

Developmental relations between mathematics anxiety, symbolic numerical magnitude processing and arithmetic skills from first to second

Job Insecurity and Depressive Symptoms in Mothers and Adolescents: A Dyadic Study

Kiinnostus ja kuormitus lukion matematiikan opinnoissa

Luokanopettajien kokemuksia matemaattisen lahjakkuuden huomioimisesta opetuksessa

Matemaattisten taitojen ja motivaation profiilit ensimmäisen luokan oppilailla

Matematiikan oppiminen ja motivaatio -teemanumero

Mutual relationships between the levels of and changes in interest, self-efficacy, and perceived difficulty during task engagement

Predicting Mathematical Learning Difficulties Status: The Role of Domain-Specific and Domain-General Skills

Reciprocal relations between adolescents & rsquo; self-concepts of ability and achievement emotions in mathematics and literacy

Temperamental Sensitivities Differentially Linked With Interest, Strain, and Effort Appraisals