Dajung Diane Shin

Korea University | KU · Brain and Motivation Research Institute

Emerging evidence attests to the need to intervene in young students’ science motivation and achievement before their science motivation starts to dwindle. Heeding this call, we implemented a science utility value intervention for fifth and sixth graders in 23 classrooms (N = 550). Through five intervention sessions that consisted of diverse indivi...

Are there really “right-brained” and “left-brained” learners? The argument of left- and right-brain learning is the second most pervasive neuromyth in education. In this article, we debunk this myth by distinguishing fact from fiction. Each hemisphere indeed shows dominance in processing certain types of cognitive function. However, individual char...

We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine the interactive effects of perceived competence and task interest on the cognitive and affective responses to negative feedback. Twenty-four undergraduates performed both interesting and uninteresting tasks and received failure feedback. The participants’ perceived competence in the task was...

Classroom utility value (UV) interventions have attracted growing attention for their power to increase students’ STEM motivation. However, their delayed effects and the mechanisms through which they bolster students’ STEM motivation have not been investigated thoroughly. We followed 416 Korean 5th and 6th graders who participated in a science UV i...

The promises of inquiry-based science teaching, which enables students to acquire scientific knowledge through self-directed investigation, have long been advocated by researchers and practitioners. However, disagreements prevail concerning the effectiveness of inquiry-based teaching on student outcomes and the kinds of teacher guidance necessary t...

A growing number of studies attests to the benefit of intervening into students’ utility value perception in enhancing their motivation and achievement. The present review aimed to (1) explore the findings of utility value interventions successfully implemented in real educational settings, and (2) summarize the remaining issues for future interven...

Gender differences in parental value socialization of their children’s motivation, achievement, and career aspirations in science were investigated. Direct and indirect modes of parental value socialization were examined by asking parents about their perception of the utility value of science for their children and for themselves. A total of 260 dy...

This review aims to clarify four perennial issues surrounding the concept of curiosity: its nature, conceptual distinction from situational interest, types, and educational implications. First, we argue that humans have evolved to be deeply curious to adapt to a world of uncertainty. Curiosity can be likened to an appetite for knowledge which can b...

The need for students to learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has increased steadily, while student motivation in this area continues to fall behind. We investigated the effects of science utility value intervention in increasing the science motivation (i.e., interest in science, appreciation of the role of science in futu...

The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning - by K. Ann Renninger February 2019

Korea has gone through a remarkable educational transformation and become one of the highest performing nations academically. Despite this outstanding achievement, Korean students are often characterized by their extreme academic stress and low academic motivation. Behind this unfortunate phenomenon lies a complex interplay between Korea’s sociocul...

Previous neuroimaging studies of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have reported both baseline functional alterations and pharmacological changes in localized brain regions and connections; however, the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment on the whole-brain functional network have not yet been elucidated. Twenty-fiv...

Objectives : People at ultra-high risk for psychosis have heterogenous character and different long-term outcomes. We divided ultra-high risk subjects into two subgroups by presence of familial history and tried to find different pattern of functional connectivity of the default mode network (DMN) between the two groups in order to examine the effe...