Former Member Jackie presents at APA 2019!

Published by Murat Turk on August 20, 2019August 20, 2019

Former member of OU Move Lab presented her research in Transformative Experience and Achievement for First-generation college students at APA 2019

The goal of this study was to gain further understanding of the relationship between Transformative Experience (TE), task values, and achievement for first-generation (FG) college students. TE occurs when students apply class concepts to everyday experience and includes three components: motivated use, expansion of perception, and experiential value (Pugh, 2011). TE has shown to increase interest and enjoyment (Heddy & Sinatra, 2013). We extend this research to investigate differences in TE and task value first-generation college students experience compared to non-first-generation college students over the semester finding that although FG college students experienced equivalent levels of TE, utility, intrinsic, and attainment value, they showed higher levels of cost value and a greater increase in cost value throughout the semester. This may be indicative of the high level of resilience FG college students display in the face of high perceptions of cost.