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Dr. Heddy has published an article in Journal of Biological Education, along with Parsons, A. E., Wilson, S. N., Williams, L. A., Atkinson, L. K., & Garn, G. A. (November 07, 2019). Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of authentically based instruction using the 5E model as the structure for lesson delivery on student emotions and the extent to which the students perceived that the teacher was facilitating mastery goals. Read more

Dr. Heddy has published an article in Frontiers in Education titled Students at the Center: Insights and Implications of Authentic, 5E Instruction in High School Language Arts, along with Gage Jeter of University of Florida, Jane Baber, Scott Wilson and Leslie Williams of University of Oklahoma, Linda Atkinson, Sharon Dean and Gregg Garn, Lewis, C. and Stroukoff, A. Abstract This paper explores the 5E model of lesson design (engage, explore, explain, extend, evaluate) in English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms in consideration of an authentic Read more

Dr. Heddy has published an article in Composition Forum titled Extending the “Warming Trend” to Writing Transfer Research: Investigating Transformative Experiences with Writing Concepts along with Sandra Tarabochia of University of Oklahoma. Abstract In this article, we investigate a new construct for conceptualizing learning transfer with writing knowledge: Transformative Experience (TE). With origins in educational psychology, TE has been effective for promoting transfer with scientific concepts in previous research, but not yet considered in relation to writing Read more

Dr.Heddy and MOVElab member John Chancey, and Jacqueline Goldman have published an article in Educational Psychology titled Exploring the Predictive Relationship Between Perceived Instrumentality, Interest, and Transformative Experiences in Online Engineering Courses, along with Katherine Nelson, Katherine Cheng, and Jenefer Husman of University of Oregon. Abstract Our aim was to explore the usefulness of Use, Change, Value (UCV) discussions to facilitate Transformative Experiences (TE) in online engineering courses. We investigated the predictive relationship between perceived instrumentality (PI) and interest Read more

Dr. Heddy has published an article in Contemporary Educational Psychology titled Examining Engagement in Context Using Experience-Sampling Method: Toward a Mobile Learning Theory of Engagement, along with Kui Xie and Vanessa W. Vongkulluksn of Ohio State University. Abstract With the affordances of mobile devices and experience-sampling method, this study took a person-in-context research orientation and examined the interactive relationship between self-efficacy, contextual features, and behavioral and cognitive engagement in authentic mobile learning contexts. Participants include 52 Read more