Ep 132: Dr. Gale Sinatra on Conceptual Change Learning

On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Gale M. Sinatra, the Stephen H. Crocker Chair and Professor of Psychology and Education at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. She is the past Editor of the APA Division 15 journal, Educational Psychologist and she is currently the President Elect of Division 15. She is a Fellow of APA, AERA, and the Society for Text and Discourse. She heads the Motivated Change Research Lab, the mission of which is understanding the cognitive, motivational, and emotional processes that lead to attitude change, conceptual change, and successful STEM learning. Segment 1: Conceptual Change Learning [00:00-17:15] In this first segment, Gale shares about her research on conceptual change learning. In this segment, the following resources are mentioned: Educational Psychologist Segment 2: Gale's Experience as a Journal Editor [17:16-32:53] In segment two, Gale shares about how she came to be a journal editor and what she has learned in that role. In this segment, the following resources are mentioned: Psychological Bulletin Educational Psychologist International Journal of STEM Learning Bonus Clip [00:00-03:09]: Gale's Next Book Project Oxford University Press To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the "Research in Action" podcast: Twitter: @RIA_podcast or #RIA_podcast Email: [email protected] Voicemail: 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review. The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Oregon State University Ecampus or Oregon State University.