Crosscutting Literature on STEAM Ecosystems, Expectancy Value Theory, and Social Emotional Learning: A Metadata Synthesis

PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN Shepperd, Taylor / SOCIAL LOAFING Social Loafing and Expectancy-Value Theory

Expectancy value theory holds that goal-directed behavior is a function of (a) expectations—the belief that performance depends on effort, (b) instrumentality—the belief that outcome depends on performance, and (c) outcome value—the value attached to achieving the outcome. The present research provides a direct test of two factors involved in the instrumentality component: the contingency betwe...

Expectancy Value Theory: Motivating Healthcare Workers

Vroom’s expectancy theory provides a process of cognitive variables that reflects individual differences in work motivation. In this model, employees are rational people whose beliefs, perceptions, and probability estimates influence their behaviors. From a management perspective, the expectancy theory has some important implications for motivating employees in healthcare setting. It identifies...

Expectancy-Value Theory of Achievement Motivation.

We discuss the expectancy-value theory of motivation, focusing on an expectancy-value model developed and researched by Eccles, Wigfield, and their colleagues. Definitions of crucial constructs in the model, including ability beliefs, expectancies for success, and the components of subjective task values, are provided. These definitions are compared to those of related constructs, including sel...

Theoretical perspectives: Eccles’ expectancy-value theory

The effectiveness of educational games based on social-emotional learning on self-regulation, responsibility and emotional knowledge in preschool children

Background and Aim: Social-emotional growth and development in the preschool period plays an important role in academic and non-academic skills in the preschool period and other periods. This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of educational games based on social-emotional learning on self-regulation, responsibility and emotional knowledge in preschool children...