What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Mathematics education
His primary areas of investigation include Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Expectancy-value theory, Competence and Mathematics education.
His work carried out in the field of Developmental psychology brings together such families of science as Pedagogy, Primary education and Self-efficacy.
His research in Self-efficacy intersects with topics in Educational psychology, Reading comprehension, Reading motivation, Reading and Social cognitive theory.
His Expectancy-value theory study incorporates themes from Goal theory, Task value and Personality.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Goal setting and Perception.
In general Mathematics education, his work in Academic achievement is often linked to Perspective and Extant taxon linking many areas of study.
His most cited work include:
- Motivational beliefs, values, and goals. (3745 citations)
- Expectancy-Value Theory of Achievement Motivation. (3641 citations)
- Development during adolescence: The impact of stage-environment fit on young adolescents' experiences in schools and in families. (2091 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Developmental psychology, Reading, Mathematics education, Academic achievement and Social psychology are his primary areas of study.
His studies in Developmental psychology integrate themes in fields like Expectancy-value theory and Competence.
His studies deal with areas such as Task value, Social cognitive theory and Affect as well as Expectancy-value theory.
His biological study deals with issues like Early adolescents, which deal with fields such as Middle grades.
Allan Wigfield has researched Academic achievement in several fields, including Personality and Adolescent development.
As a part of the same scientific study, he usually deals with the Reading motivation, concentrating on Reading comprehension and frequently concerns with Comprehension and Cognitive psychology.
He most often published in these fields:
- Developmental psychology (44.12%)
- Reading (24.26%)
- Mathematics education (23.53%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2020)?
- Expectancy-value theory (14.71%)
- Developmental psychology (44.12%)
- Psychological intervention (6.62%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His scientific interests lie mostly in Expectancy-value theory, Developmental psychology, Psychological intervention, Cognitive psychology and Grit.
His Expectancy-value theory research incorporates themes from Need for achievement, Affect, Task value, Reading and Expectancy theory.
His Need for achievement research includes themes of School subjects and Social cognitive theory.
His work in the fields of Academic achievement overlaps with other areas such as Perspective.
His Grit study is concerned with the field of Social psychology as a whole.
His Social psychology research focuses on subjects like Perception, which are linked to Sociology of Education, Learner engagement and Likert scale.
Between 2015 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- How true is grit? Assessing its relations to high school and college students’ personality characteristics, self-regulation, engagement, and achievement. (106 citations)
- STEM Motivation Interventions for Adolescents: A Promising Start, but Further to Go. (81 citations)
- From expectancy-value theory to situated expectancy-value theory: A developmental, social cognitive, and sociocultural perspective on motivation (58 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Mathematics education
His main research concerns Developmental psychology, Self-efficacy, Expectancy theory, Grit and Academic achievement.
His Self-efficacy research incorporates elements of Goal orientation and Competence.
Allan Wigfield has included themes like Social cognitive theory and Expectancy-value theory in his Expectancy theory study.
The various areas that he examines in his Expectancy-value theory study include Instrumental and intrinsic value, Self-concept and Task value.
His Grit study is focused on Social psychology in general.
His Social psychology study often links to related topics such as Student engagement.
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