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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 Read more

Murat Turk presented at the AERA 2019 conference, with his research exploring the perceptions and experience of video discussion technology in the collegiate setting. This presentation was awarded an AERA Division D-Measurement and is a Research Methodology 2019 In-Progress Research Award Finalist. Congratulations, Murat, on your hard work and success! Exploring the perceptions and experiences of college students and a course instructor about a video discussion technology tool: A community of inquiry perspective Murat Turk, Read more

Alex Parsons continues her busy semester, presenting at NCIC 2019 with her research in novice teacher preparedness and growth. Congratulations and the OU MOVE Lab applauds you! ‘No, I’m not the teacher I want to be’: Novice teacher preparedness and growth Abstract The high-stakes nature of teaching has been acknowledged and investigated in research, but the intended results of effective instruction and increase of student preparedness have yet to fully manifest. This qualitative study attempts Read more

Alex Parsons presented at AERA 2019 with her research on new school administration’s impact on its communication, cohesion and community. Congrats and keep up the good work, Alex! Island or Village: The Impact of New Administrators on Communication, Cohesion, and Community Abstract Just as teacher turnover has impacts on a school and student achievement, principal turnover has impact as well. This qualitative study interviews twenty-seven teachers within a school that has an all new administration Read more

OU MOVE Lab member, Kelly Ross, successfully presented at AERA 2019 on her research focusing on understanding the freshman experience of belonging in public university classroom. Congratulations and great job! Understanding college freshmen’s experience of belonging Kelly Ross University of Oklahoma Abstract Does a sense of belonging contribute to freshman retention? This qualitative study sought to explore this question by examining the experience of belonging of freshman college students at a large Southwestern public university. Read more

Congratulations, LaVonya!    Counseling and clinical doctoral level psychology students (across the nation) are required to complete a one year, intensive clinical training internship during the final year of their doctoral program. This requires students to (a) apply to several sites, nationally; (b) interview with the sites who have selected them for an interview; (c) and conclude with the student and site ranking of their top sites or preferred candidates, respectively. OU move lab member, Read more

The OU MOVE Lab is back home from another successful conference! Stay tuned in our upcoming news for individual updates of presentations this season. Thank you, attending members, for you representation and hard work!    

John Chancey is back at it again, presenting his research Using an Internet-based Mindfulness Intervention to Facilitate Conceptual Change on Fluoridated Water at NCIC 2019. Congratulations and keep it up! Abstract Using a pre- and post- test design we explored whether an app-based mindfulness intervention along with an expository text could facilitate conceptual change toward fluoridated water. Mindfulness is paying attention to the present without judgement (Kabbat-Zinn, 2003) and is associated with high cognitive engagement (Garland Read more

John Chancey of the OU MOVE Lab presented their study Examining the Effects of Single-Shot Mindfulness Intervention on Conceptual Change at AERA 2019. Congratulations! Examining the Effects of Single-Shot Mindfulness Intervention on Conceptual Change Abstract Our research explored whether a single-shot mindfulness intervention combined with refutation text would facilitate conceptual change. Study one addressed Genetically Modified Foods, while study two addressed human-induced climate change.  We used Dole and Sinatra’s (1998) Cognitive Reconstruction of Knowledge Model (CRKM) to Read more