Katherine Muenks

STEM faculty who believe ability is fixed have larger racial achievement gaps and inspire less student motivation in their classes

Elizabeth A. Canning, Katherine Muenks, Dorainne J. Green et al. · Science Advances · 2019 · 511 citations · Full text

Faculty Issue, Stem Fields, Educational Psychology +19

How true is grit? Assessing its relations to high school and college students’ personality characteristics, self-regulation, engagement, and achievement.

Katherine Muenks, Allan Wigfield, Ji Seung Yang et al. · Journal of Educational Psychology · 2016 · 450 citations · Full text

Educational Psychology, High School, Education +23

Associations between grit, motivation, and achievement in high school students.

Katherine Muenks, Ji Seung Yang, Allan Wigfield · Motivation Science · 2017 · 251 citations · Full text

Achievement Goal, Student Motivation, School Psychology +10

Peer and teacher supports in relation to motivation and effort: A multi-level study

Kathryn R. Wentzel, Katherine Muenks, Daniel McNeish et al. · Contemporary Educational Psychology · 2016 · 241 citations

Teacher Education, Student Motivation, Behavioral Sciences +9

I can do this! The development and calibration of children’s expectations for success and competence beliefs

Katherine Muenks, Allan Wigfield, Jacquelynne S. Eccles · Developmental Review · 2018 · 232 citations

Early Education, Child Psychology, Competence Beliefs +9