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Theresa A. Thorkildsen

TA

Statistics

Publications

26

Citations

816

H-Index

18

Active since

1988

Affiliations

University of Illinois Chicago(Current)

Purdue University West Lafayette

Illinois College

Theresa A. Thorkildsen is an author at University of Illinois Chicago specializing in education, educational psychology, and child development.

Top concepts

EducationEducational PsychologyChild DevelopmentStudent MotivationLearningMotivationPsychologySocial SciencesSocial SkillsTeacher Education

Publications per year

1988–2018

26

Publications

26

Fifth graders' achievement orientations and beliefs: Individual and classroom differences.

Theresa A. Thorkildsen, John G. Nicholls · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1998 · 132 citations

Thirty Classes, Educational Psychology, Education +18

What is fair? Children's critiques of practices that influence motivation.

Theresa A. Thorkildsen, Susan Bobbitt Nolen, Janice Fournier · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1994 · 52 citations

Educational Psychology, Education, Learning-by-doing +18

Justice in the Classroom: The Student's View

Theresa A. Thorkildsen · Child Development · 1989 · 47 citations

Language Development, Education, Language Education +17

Theories of education among academically able adolescents

Theresa A. Thorkildsen · Contemporary Educational Psychology · 1988 · 44 citations

Able Adolescents, Educational Attainment, Student Success +5

Students' Critiques as Motivation

Theresa A. Thorkildsen, John G. Nicholls · Educational Psychologist · 1991 · 42 citations

Student Motivation, Behavioral Sciences, Motivation Research +14

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