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2015, 'Motivating the gifted and talented: Lessons from research and practice', Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 24, pp. 52 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.21505/ajge.2015.0016
,2015, 'Multidimensional motivation and engagement for writing: Construct validation with a sample of boys', Educational Psychology: an international journal of experimental educational psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2015.1093607
,2015, 'The role of resilience in assisting the educational connectedness of at-risk youth: A study of service users and non-users', International Journal of Educational Research, 74, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2015.09.004
,2015, 'Teachers' beliefs about social-emotional learning: Identifying teacher profiles and their relations with job stress and satisfaction', Learning and Instruction, 39, pp. 148 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2015.06.002
,2015, 'Implicit theories about intelligence and growth (personal best) goals: Exploring reciprocal relationships', British Journal of Educational Psychology, 85, pp. 207 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12038
,2015, 'Young people's responses to environmental issues: Exploring the roles of adaptability and personality', Personality and Individual Differences, 79, pp. 91 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.02.003
,2015, 'Teacher Well-Being: Exploring Its Components and a Practice-Oriented Scale', Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 33, pp. 744 - 756, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734282915587990
,2015, 'Measuring and visualizing students' behavioral engagement in writing activities', IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 8, pp. 215 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TLT.2014.2378786
,2015, 'Exploring the Ups and Downs of Mathematics Engagement in the Middle Years of School', Journal of Early Adolescence, 35, pp. 199 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431614529365
,2015, 'Real-time motivation and engagement during a month at school: Every moment of every day for every student matters', Learning and Individual Differences, 38, pp. 26 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2015.01.014
,2015, 'The role of adaptability in promoting control and reducing failure dynamics: A mediation model', Learning and Individual Differences, 38, pp. 36 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2015.02.004
,2015, 'Growth approaches to academic development: Research into academic trajectories and growth assessment, goals, and mindsets', British Journal of Educational Psychology, 85, pp. 133 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12071
,2015, 'Academic buoyancy, student's achievement, and the linking role of control: A cross-lagged analysis of high school students', British Journal of Educational Psychology, 85, pp. 113 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12066
,2014, 'Personal Best (PB) goal setting and students' motivation in science: A study of science valuing and aspirations', Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 31, pp. 85 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/edp.2014.19
,2014, 'Structural and concurrent validity of the International English Mini-Markers in an adolescent sample: Exploring analytic approaches and implications for personality assessment', Journal of Research in Personality, 53, pp. 182 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2014.10.001
,2014, 'The role of ADHD in academic adversity: Disentangling ADHD effects from other personal and contextual factors', School Psychology Quarterly, 29, pp. 395 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/spq0000069
,2014, 'Motivation and Engagement in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and China: Testing a Multi-Dimensional Framework', Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734282914546287
,2014, 'Student Learning Theory goes (back) to (high) school', Instructional Science, 42, pp. 485 - 504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11251-013-9291-4
,2014, 'Boarding School, Academic Motivation and Engagement, and Psychological Well-Being: A Large-Scale Investigation', American Educational Research Journal, 51, pp. 1007 - 1049, http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0002831214532164
,2014, 'Academic buoyancy and academic outcomes: Towards a further understanding of students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), students without ADHD, and academic buoyancy itself', British Journal of Educational Psychology, 84, pp. 86 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12007
,2014, 'ADHD and adaptability: The roles of cognitive, behavioural, and emotional regulation', Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 24, pp. 227 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2014.17
,2014, 'Personal best (PB) and 'classic' achievement goals in the Chinese context: Their role in predicting academic motivation, engagement and buoyancy', Educational Psychology, 34, pp. 635 - 658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2014.895297
,2014, 'Academic buoyancy, resilience, and adaptability in students with ADHD', The ADHD Report, 22, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/adhd.2014.22.6.1
,2014, 'Motivation and engagement in the ‘Asian Century’: A comparison of Chinese students in Australia, Hong Kong, and Mainland China', Educational Psychology: an international journal of experimental educational psychology, 34, pp. 417 - 439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2013.814199
,2014, 'Student Learning Theory goes (back) to (high) school', Instructional Science, 42, pp. 485 - 504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11251-013-9291-4
,2014, 'The role of arts-related information and communication technology use in problem solving and achievement: Findings from the programme for international student assessment.', Journal of Educational Psychology, 106, pp. 348 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0034398
,2013, 'Designing Instructional Text in a Conversational Style: A Meta-analysis', Educational Psychology Review, 25, pp. 445 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-013-9228-0
,2013, 'The role of academic buoyancy in aboriginal/indigenous students' educational intentions: Sowing the early seeds of success for post-school education and training', Diversity in Higher Education, 14, pp. 57 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3644(2013)0000014003
,2013, 'Academic buoyancy and academic resilience: Exploring 'everyday' and 'classic' resilience in the face of academic adversity', School Psychology International, 34, pp. 488 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143034312472759
,2013, 'Adaptability: How students' responses to uncertainty and novelty predict their academic and non-academic outcomes', Journal of Educational Psychology, 105, pp. 728 - 746, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0032794
,2013, 'The role of arts participation in students' academic and nonacademic outcomes: A longitudinal study of school, home, and community factors', Journal of Educational Psychology, 105, pp. 709 - 727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0032795
,2013, 'Improving the achievement, motivation, and engagement of students with ADHD: The role of personal best goals and other growth-based approaches', Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 23, pp. 143 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2013.4
,2013, 'Overview of perceptions of German wine tourism from the winery perspective', International Journal of Wine Business Research, 25, pp. 50 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17511061311317309
,2013, 'Academic buoyancy and psychological risk: Exploring reciprocal relationships', Learning and Individual Differences, 27, pp. 128 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2013.06.006
,2013, 'Academic buoyancy in secondary school: Exploring patterns of convergence in English, mathematics, science, and physical education', Learning and Individual Differences, 23, pp. 262 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2012.07.014
,2013, 'Academic momentum at university/college: Exploring the roles of prior learning, life experience, and ongoing performance in academic achievement across time', Journal of Higher Education, 84, pp. 640 - 674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/jhe.2013.0029
,2013, 'Primary school students' learning experiences of, and self-beliefs about competence, effort, and difficulty: Random effects models', Learning and Individual Differences, 28, pp. 54 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2013.09.007
,2013, 'The Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect and a National Policy of Within-School Ability Streaming: Alternative Frames of Reference', American Educational Research Journal, 50, pp. 326 - 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0002831212464511
,2013, 'Quality of measurement of the learning experience questionnaire for personal digital assistants', International Journal of Quantitative Research in Education, 1, pp. 275 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJQRE.2013.057689
,2012, 'Problem solving and immigrant student mathematics and science achievement: Multination findings from the programme for international student assessment (PISA)', Journal of Educational Psychology, 104, pp. 1054 - 1073, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0029152
,2012, 'Academic motivation, self-concept, engagement, and performance in high school: Key processes from a longitudinal perspective', Journal of Adolescence, 35, pp. 1111 - 1122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.02.016
,2012, 'The study design and methodology for the ARCHER study - adolescent rural cohort study of hormones, health, education, environments and relationships', BMC Pediatrics, 12, pp. 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-12-143
,2012, 'A longitudinal analysis of physical and psychological wellbeing amongst late adolescents: Exploring the transition from school to postschool life', Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 29, pp. 17 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/edp.2012.1
,2012, 'What Determines Young People's Engagement with Performing Arts Events?', Leisure Sciences, 34, pp. 314 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2012.687631
,2012, 'Adaptability: Conceptual and empirical perspectives on responses to change, novelty and uncertainty', Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 22, pp. 58 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2012.8
,2012, 'Personal best goals and academic and social functioning: A longitudinal perspective', Learning and Instruction, 22, pp. 222 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2011.11.003
,2012, 'Teachers' workplace well-being: Exploring a process model of goal orientation, coping behavior, engagement, and burnout', Teaching and Teacher Education, 28, pp. 503 - 513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2012.01.001
,2012, 'The role of personal best (PB) goals in the achievement and behavioral engagement of students with ADHD and students without ADHD', Contemporary Educational Psychology, 37, pp. 91 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2012.01.002
,2012, 'Sociocultural antecedents of academic motivation and achievement: Role of values and achievement motives in achievement goals and academic performance', Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 15, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-839X.2011.01351.x
,2012, 'The motivation and engagement scale: Theoretical framework, psychometric properties, and applied yields', Australian Psychologist, 47, pp. 3 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-9544.2011.00049.x
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