Prof. Nir Madjar
The Educational Counseling Program
School of Education
Bar-Ilan University
Ramat-Gan 5290002
Israel
Office: +972 3531 7105
Psychologist
My main research interests concern the role of motivational and epistemological processes in students’ engagement. More specifically I am interested in contextual factors (such as classroom goal structure, teacher gender and expectations) and personal attributes (such as personal epistemological beliefs and attribution) which affect students’ motivation, self-regulated learning strategies and performance in school. My study is based primarily on the theoretical frameworks of Achievement Goal Orientations and Expectancy-Value Theory.
The current research is focusing on identifying educational factors promoting adaptive school transitions. This longitudinal project will investigate the impact of school transitions on student performance and engagement in class. Within the Israeli public school system some student transfers from elementary school after year 6, while others after year 9. This unique formation enables to conduct a study which will differentiate the consequences of school transitions from the effects of natural pubertal development.
Adaptive School Transitions
Recent Publications from the project:
Madjar, N., Zalsman, G., Weizman, A., Lev‐Ran, S., & Shoval, G. (2017). Predictors of developing mathematics anxiety among middle‐school students: A 2‐year prospective study. International Journal of Psychology, in press. [Link]
Madjar, N., & Chohat, R. (2017). Will I succeed in middle school? A longitudinal analysis of self-efficacy in school transitions in relation to goal structures and engagement. Educational Psychology, 37(6), 680-694. [Link]
Madjar, N., & Cohen-Malayev, M., (2016). Perceived school climate across the transition from elementary to middle school. School Psychology Quarterly, 31, 270-288. [Link]