Shun Lau

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Shun Lau is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Shun Lau has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Social Psychology, 10 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 8 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Shun Lau's work include Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (9 papers), Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (8 papers) and Parental Involvement in Education (3 papers). Shun Lau is often cited by papers focused on Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (9 papers), Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (8 papers) and Parental Involvement in Education (3 papers). Shun Lau collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Hong Kong and United States. Shun Lau's co-authors include Youyan Nie, Gregory Arief D. Liem, Robert W. Roeser, Albert K. Liau, David Hogan, Sandy Lim, Alexander Seeshing Yeung, Bee Leng Chua, Chin Ming Hui and Barbara Chuen Yee Lo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Educational Psychology, American Educational Research Journal and Cognition & Emotion.

In The Last Decade

Shun Lau

21 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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The role of self-efficacy, task value, and achievement goals in predicting learning strategies, task disengagement, peer relationship, and achievement outcome

2007 591 citations Gregory Arief D. Liem, Shun Lau et al. Contemporary Educational Psychology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Nature Gives Us Strength: Exposure to Nature Counteracts Ego-Depletion 2014 ·The Journal of Social Psychology ·(unknown), Shun Lau	44
2	The roles of teacher efficacy in instructional innovation: its predictive relations to constructivist and didactic instruction 2012 ·Educational Research for Policy and Practice ·Youyan Nie, (unknown), Albert K. Liau, Shun Lau, Bee Leng Chua	92
3	The impact of rumination on internal attention switching 2011 ·Cognition & Emotion ·Barbara Chuen Yee Lo, Shun Lau, Sing-Hang Cheung, Nicholas B. Allen	36
4	Primary and secondary students’ motivation in learning English: Grade and gender differences 2011 ·Contemporary Educational Psychology ·Alexander Seeshing Yeung, Shun Lau, Youyan Nie	83
5	Role of academic self-efficacy in moderating the relation between task importance and test anxiety 2011 ·Learning and Individual Differences ·Youyan Nie, Shun Lau, Albert K. Liau	106
6	Differential relations of constructivist and didactic instruction to students' cognition, motivation, and achievement 2009 ·Learning and Instruction ·Youyan Nie, Shun Lau	88
7	Complementary roles of care and behavioral control in classroom management: The self-determination theory perspective 2009 ·Contemporary Educational Psychology ·Youyan Nie, Shun Lau	112
8	Task‐ and self‐related pathways to deep learning: The mediating role of achievement goals, classroom attentiveness, and group participation 2008 ·British Journal of Educational Psychology ·Shun Lau, Gregory Arief D. Liem, Youyan Nie	101
9	Organizational and Personal Predictors of Teacher Commitment: The Mediating Role of Teacher Efficacy and Identification With School 2008 ·American Educational Research Journal ·(unknown), Shun Lau, Youyan Nie, Sandy Lim, David Hogan	209
10	Interplay between personal goals and classroom goal structures in predicting student outcomes: A multilevel analysis of person-context interactions. 2008 ·Journal of Educational Psychology ·Shun Lau, Youyan Nie	213
11	Cognitive abilities and motivational processes in science achievement and engagement: A person-centered analysis 2008 ·Learning and Individual Differences ·Shun Lau, Robert W. Roeser	32
12	Control and care: The complementary roles in classroom management 2008 ·Youyan Nie, Shun Lau	2
13	Teacher beliefs and their implications for enhancing instructional practices 2008 ·Shun Lau	4
14	APPLICATION OF GENERALIZABILITY THEORY IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE QUALITY OF JOURNAL WRITING IN MATHEMATICS 2007 ·Studies In Educational Evaluation ·Youyan Nie, (unknown), Shun Lau	3
15	The role of self-efficacy, task value, and achievement goals in predicting learning strategies, task disengagement, peer relationship, and achievement outcome breakdown → 2007 ·Contemporary Educational Psychology ·Gregory Arief D. Liem, Shun Lau, Youyan Nie	591
16	On Cognitive Abilities and Motivational Processes in Students' Science Engagement and Achievement: A Multidimensional Approach to Achievement Validation. CSE Technical Report. 2002 ·Shun Lau, Robert W. Roeser, Haggai Kupermintz	2
17	The Concept of Aptitude and Multidimensional Validity Revisited 2002 ·Educational Assessment ·Robert W. Roeser, Richard J. Shavelson, Haggai Kupermintz, Shun Lau, Carlos Ayala, (unknown), Susan Schultz, (unknown), (unknown)	5
18	Cognitive Abilities and Motivational Processes in High School Students' Situational Engagement and Achievement in Science 2002 ·Educational Assessment ·Shun Lau, Robert W. Roeser	165
19	Richard E. Snow's Remaking of the Concept of Aptitude and Multidimensional Test Validity: Introduction to the Special Issue 2002 ·Educational Assessment ·Richard J. Shavelson, Robert W. Roeser, Haggai Kupermintz, Shun Lau, Carlos Ayala, (unknown), Susan Schultz, (unknown), (unknown)	17
20	On academic identity formation in middle school settings during early adolescence: A motivational-contextual perspective. 2002 ·Robert W. Roeser, Shun Lau	11

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