Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 5122

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Helen Patrick

Professor Emerita of Educational Studies

Educational Psychology and Research Methodology,
Educational Studies

Email:
hpatrick@purdue.edu

Phone:
(765) 496-2368

Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 5122

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Research & Publications

Motivation and Academic Engagement, including associations among student motivation and engagement, classroom motivational environments, and teachers' beliefs and practices. Current research involves measuring the reliability and validity of observational measures of classrooms and instructional practice. She is PI of the Measures of Effective Teaching (MOET) project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences from 2014-2018. From 2005-2009 was Co-PI of the Scientific Literacy Project (SLP), funded by the U.S. Department of Education to research science instruction in kindergarten. More information about the SLP can be found at the SLP website.

+ Selected Publications

Patrick, H. (2023). Most motivation research in education is not yet useful for teachers. In M. Bong, S. Kim, & J. Reeve (Eds.), Motivation science: Controversies and insights (pp. 360-365). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197662359.003.0064
Patrick, H. (2023). What teachers need to know about promoting student motivation to learn. In M. Bong, S. Kim, & J. Reeve (Eds.), Motivation science: Controversies and insights (pp. 329-334). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197662359.003.0059
Oh, H., Patrick, H., Kilday, J. E., & Ryan, A. M. (2023). The need for relatedness in college engineering: A self-determination lens on academic help seeking. Journal of Educational Psychology.
Patrick, H., & Kaplan, A. (2022). Promoting students’ growth motivation: Mastery-structured classrooms. In K. Allen, M. J. Furlong, D. A. Vella-Brodrick, & S. M. Suldo (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology in schools: Supporting process and practice (3^rd ed., pp. 295-308). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/97810030137,8
Anderman, E. M., Patrick, H., & Ha, S. Y. (2022). Achievement goal theory and engagement. In A. L. Reschly, & S. L. Christenson (Eds.), The handbook of research on student engagement (2^nd ed.; pp. 511-528). Springer Science.
Ahn, I., Chiu, M. M., & Patrick, H. (2021). Connecting teacher and student motivation: Student-perceived teacher need-supportive practices and student need satisfaction. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 64. doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2021.101950
Lu, Y., Li, Q., Patrick, H., & Mantzicopoulos, P. Y. (2021). “Math gives me a tummy ache!” Development and validation of the Young Children’s Math Anxiety Scale. Journal of Experimental Education, 89(2), 362-38. doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2019.1680518
Patrick, H., Mantzicopoulos, P., & French, B. F. (2020). The predictive validity of classroom observations: Do teachers’ Framework for Teaching scores predict kindergarteners’ achievement and motivation? American Educational Research Journal, 57(5), 2021-2058. doi.org/10.3102/0002831219891409
Patrick, H., French, B. F., & Mantzicopoulos, P. Y. (2020). The reliability of Framework for Teaching scores in kindergarten. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 38(7), 831-845. doi.org/10.1177/0734282920910843
Mantzicopoulos, P., French, B. F., & Patrick, H. (2019). The quality of mathematics instruction in kindergarten: Associations with students’ achievement and motivation. Elementary School Journal, 119(4), 651-676. doi.org/10.1086/703176
Ahn, I., Patrick, H., Chiu, M. M., & Levesque-Bristol, C. (2019). Measuring teachers’ practices that support student motivation: Examining the factor structure of the Teacher as Social Context Questionnaire using multilevel factor analysis. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 37(6), 743-756. doi.org/10.1177/0734282918791655
Mantzicopoulos, P., Patrick, H., Strati, A., & Watson, J. S. (2018). Predicting kindergarteners’ achievement and motivation from observational measures of teaching effectiveness. The Journal of Experimental Education, 86(2), 214-232. doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2016.1277338
Mantzicopoulos, P., French, B. F., Patrick, H., Watson, J. S., & Ahn, I. (2018). The stability of kindergarten teachers’ effectiveness: A Generalizability study comparing the Framework for Teaching and the Classroom Assessment Scoring System. Educational Assessment, 23(1), 24-46. doi.org/10.1080/10627197.2017.1408407
Patrick, H., & Mantzicopoulos, P. (2016). Is effective teaching stable? The Journal of Experimental Education, 84(1), 23-47. doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2014.952398
Patrick, H., Turner, J. C., & Strati, A. (2016). Classroom and school-level influences on student motivation. In K. R. Wentzel & G. B. Ramani (Eds.), Handbook of social influences in school contexts: Social-emotional, motivation, and cognitive outcomes (pp. 241-257). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315769929
Kaplan, A., & Patrick, H. (2016). Learning environments and motivation. In K. R. Wentzel & D. B. Miele (Eds.), Handbook of motivation at school (2^nd ed., pp. 251-274). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315773384
Patrick, H., & Mantzicopoulos, P. (2015). Young children’s motivation for learning science. In K. C. Trundle, & M. Saçkes (Eds.), Research in early childhood science education (pp. 7-34). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9505-0_2
Patrick, H., & Mantzicopoulos, P. (2015). The role of meaning systems in the development of motivation. In C. M. Rubie-Davies, J. M. Stephens, & P. Watson (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of social psychology of the classroom (pp. 67-79). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315716923
Patrick, H. & Mantzicopoulos, P. (2014). Engaging young children with informational books. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Mantzicopoulos, P., Patrick, H., & Samarapungavan, A. (2013). Science literacy in school and home contexts: Kindergarteners’ science achievement and motivation. Cognition and Instruction, 31, 62-119.
Patrick, H., Mantzicopoulos, P., & Sears, D. (2012). Effective classrooms. In K. R. Harris, S. Graham, & T. Urdan (Eds.), APA educational psychology handbook. Volume 2: Individual differences and cultural and contextual factors (pp. 443-469). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Patrick, H., Kaplan, A., & Ryan, A., M. (2011). Positive classroom motivational environments: Convergence between mastery goal structure and the classroom social climate. Journal of Educational Psychology, 103, 367-382.
Patrick, H., Johnson, K., Mantzicopoulos, P., & Gray, D. L. (2011). “I tell them I know how to do my ABCs!” Kindergarteners’ reports about their school-related conversations with their parents and associations with adjustment and achievement. The Elementary School Journal, 112, 383-405.
Patrick, H., Anderman, L. H., Bruening, P. S., & Duffin, L. C. (2011). The role of educational psychology in teacher education: Three challenges for educational psychologists. Educational Psychologist, 46, 71-83.
Patrick, H., Mantzicopoulos, P., & Samarapungavan, A. (2009). Motivation for learning science in kindergarten: Is there a gender gap and does integrated inquiry and literacy instruction make a difference? Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 46, 166-191.
Patrick, H., & Ryan, A., M. (2008). What do students think about when evaluating their classroom’s mastery goal structure? An examination of young adolescents’ explanations. Journal of Experimental Education, 77, 99-123.
Patrick, H., Mantzicopoulos, P., Samarapungavan, A., & French, B. F. (2008). Patterns of young children’s motivation for science and teacher-child relationships. Journal of Experimental Education, 76, 121-144.
Patrick, H., Ryan, A., M., & Kaplan, A. (2007). Early adolescents’ perceptions of the classroom social environment, motivational beliefs, and engagement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 99, 83-98.

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Helen Patrick

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