Allan Wigfield
University of Maryland-College Park
Discussant
Alison C. Koenka
Ohio State University
Chair
Researchers have learned much about motivation and its relations to important achievement and broader life outcomes. Over the last 50 years there have been several major theoretical models of motivation guiding much of this research; these models continue to be the dominant ones in the field.
The purpose of this symposium is to bring together researchers who either developed these models or contributed much to them to:
1) Present their views of the current status of the model and its future directions
2) Interact among themselves and with the audience about major issues future research on motivation and the theoretical models guiding that research both need to resolve.
Presenters
Bernard Weiner
Attribution Theory
Presenting Author
Jacquelynne Eccles
Expectancy Value Theory
Presenting Author
Dale H. Schunk
Motivation and Social Cognitive Theory
Presenting Author
Edward DeciĀ (right)
Self-Determination Theory
Presenting Author
Richard M. Ryan (left)
Non-Presenting Author
Tim Urdan
Achievement Goal Theory:
Where it Came From and Where it is Going
Presenting Author