What is she best known for?
The fields of study she is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Social science
- Pedagogy
Her primary areas of investigation include Physical education, Social psychology, Mathematics education, Competence and Developmental psychology.
Melinda A. Solmon applies her multidisciplinary studies on Physical education and Higher education in her research.
Her Expectancy-value theory study in the realm of Social psychology connects with subjects such as Social value orientations, Throwing, Multicenter study and MEDLINE.
While the research belongs to areas of Mathematics education, she spends her time largely on the problem of Pedagogy, intersecting her research to questions surrounding Research design.
Her Developmental psychology research includes themes of Prejudice, Gender studies, Feminism and Agency.
Her work focuses on many connections between Self-concept and other disciplines, such as Goal orientation, that overlap with her field of interest in Adaptive behavior, Goal theory and Id, ego and super-ego.
Her most cited work include:
- Impact of motivational climate on students' behaviors and perceptions in a physical education setting. (180 citations)
- Children's motivation in elementary physical education: an expectancy-value model of achievement choice. (136 citations)
- Creating a Sense of Family in Urban Schools Using the “Sport for Peace” Curriculum (118 citations)
What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Physical education, Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Pedagogy and Mathematics education.
Her Physical education study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Physical activity level, Goal orientation, Curriculum and Competence.
Her research in Goal orientation intersects with topics in Id, ego and super-ego and Applied psychology.
Much of her study explores Social psychology relationship to Self-determination theory.
Her work on Motor skill as part of general Developmental psychology research is frequently linked to Female students, bridging the gap between disciplines.
Her Primary education, Teaching method and Student teacher study, which is part of a larger body of work in Mathematics education, is frequently linked to Class and Context, bridging the gap between disciplines.
She most often published in these fields:
- Physical education (59.18%)
- Social psychology (34.69%)
- Developmental psychology (23.47%)
What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2012-2021)?
- Physical education (59.18%)
- Social psychology (34.69%)
- Kinesiology (3.06%)
In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:
Melinda A. Solmon spends much of her time researching Physical education, Social psychology, Kinesiology, Social ecological model and Applied psychology.
She has included themes like Teacher education and Curriculum in her Physical education study.
The Teacher education study combines topics in areas such as Educational assessment and Educational research.
Her study in Social psychology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Perceived autonomy and Autonomy support.
Her Applied psychology research integrates issues from Physical therapy, Self-efficacy and Affect.
Her work deals with themes such as Socialization and Aptitude, which intersect with Medical education.
Between 2012 and 2021, her most popular works were:
- Motivational processes in children's physical activity and health-related quality of life (19 citations)
- Integrating self-determination theory with the social ecological model to understand students' physical activity behaviors (19 citations)
- Optimizing the Role of Physical Education in Promoting Physical Activity: A Social-Ecological Approach (18 citations)
In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Social science
- Pedagogy
Melinda A. Solmon focuses on Social psychology, Social ecological model, Physical education, Health risk and Ecological psychology.
Her research links Physical activity level with Social psychology.
Her studies deal with areas such as Likert scale and Gerontology as well as Physical activity level.
In her work, Melinda A. Solmon performs multidisciplinary research in Likert scale and Promotion.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Applied psychology and Self-determination theory in addition to Multilevel theory.
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