Angela Chow joined PATHWAYS as an associate fellow in the summer of 2009. She was based at the University of Helsinki from August 2009 to September 2011 and is now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Alberta. In 2011 she was awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Canadian government, which is a highly prestigious postdoctoral award, given to only 70 applicants across all disciplines in Canada. Angela’s research interests include students' motivational development across educational transitions, motivation in different learning environments, the effects of educational experiences on mid-life outcomes, and gender differences in educational and occupational aspirations.

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Papers

Chow, A., & Salmela-Aro, K. (2011). Task-values across subject domains: A gender comparison using a person-centred approach. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 35(3) 202–209.

Chuy, M., Scardamalia, M., Bereiter, C., Prinsen, F. R., Resendes, M., Messina, R., Hunsburger, W., Teplovs, C., & Chow, A. (2010). Understanding the nature of science and scientific progress: A theory-building approach. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology. 36(1).

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