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Dennis M. McInerney
Researcher at University of Hong Kong
Publications - 210
Citations - 7797
Dennis M. McInerney is an academic researcher from University of Hong Kong. The author has contributed to research in topics: Academic achievement & Goal theory. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 202 publications receiving 6877 citations. Previous affiliations of Dennis M. McInerney include University of Western Ontario & Hong Kong Institute of Education.
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Educational Psychology: Constructing Learning
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of the developmental perspectives on cognition, intelligence and effective learning in the context of effective teaching and learning, as well as the requirements of children for effective learning.
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What do students say about their motivational goals?: Towards a more complex and dynamic perspective on student motivation
TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative investigation inductively identifies and describes the psychological parameters of middle-school students' social and academic goals, and finds that students did not hold these goals in isolation, but interacted in conflicting, converging, and compensatory ways to influence students' academic motivation and performance.
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Academic motivation, self-concept, engagement, and performance in high school : key processes from a longitudinal perspective
Jasmine Green,Gregory Arief D. Liem,Andrew J. Martin,Susan Colmar,Herbert W. Marsh,Dennis M. McInerney +5 more
TL;DR: Findings provide support for the relevance of the self-system model and, particularly, the importance of examining the dynamic relationships amongst engagement factors of the model.
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Psychological parameters of students' social and work avoidance goals : a qualitative investigation
TL;DR: This paper identified and described the psychological parameters of middle school students social and work avoidance goals and identified the structure of these goals in terms of their component academic behaviors, affect, and cognitions.
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Social media use and social connectedness in adolescents: The positives and the potential pitfalls
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how social media use affects social connectedness in terms of three elements of adolescent development: sense of belonging, psychosocial wellbeing, and identity development and processes.