Avi Kaplan, Ph.D.

Avi Kaplan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology
Dept. of Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies in Education

Ritter Annex 209
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122

phone/fax: (215) 204-4497/ (215) 204-6013
akaplan@temple.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Education and Psychology, University of Michigan
  • M.A. Education and Psychology, University of Michigan
  • B.A. Psychology and General Studies, Haifa University, Israel

Areas of Professional Interest

Student Motivation and Self-Regulation

Learning Environments

Self and Identity Development

Recent Scholarship

Kaplan, A., & Flum, H. (Guest Eds.) (2009). Special issue: Motivation and identity. Educational Psychologist, 44(2).

Kaplan, A., Karabenick, S. A., & De Groot, E. V. (Eds.). (2009). Culture, self and motivation: Essays in honor of Martin L. Maehr. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Kaplan, A., Flum, H. & Kemelman, K. (2009). Meaning making and motivation: A dynamic model. In A. Kaplan, S. Karabenick, & E. De Groot (Eds.), Culture, self and motivation: Essays in honor of Martin L. Maehr (pp. 69-110). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Kaplan, A., Karabenick, S. & De Groot, L. (2009). Culture, self and motivation: The contributions of Martin L. Maehr to the field of achievement motivation and educational psychology. In A. Kaplan, S. Karabenick, & E. De Groot (Eds.), Culture, self and motivation: Essays in honor of Martin L. Maehr (pp. vii-xxi). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Assor, A., Vansteenkiste, M. & Kaplan, A. (2009). Identified versus introjected-approach and introjected-avoidance motivations in school and in sports: The limited benefits of self-worth strivings. Journal of Educational Psychology, 101, 482-497.

Kaplan, A., Lichtinger, E., & Gorodetsky, M. (2009). Achievement goal orientations and self-regulation in writing: An integrative perspective. Journal of Educational Psychology, 101, 51-69.

Anderman, L., & Kaplan, A. (Guest Eds.) (2008). Special issue: The role of interpersonal relationships in student motivation. Journal of Experimental Education, 76(2). 

Kaplan, A. (2008). Achievement motivation. In E. Anderman & L. H. Anderman (Eds.), Psychology of Classroom Learning: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 13-17). Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference.

 Kaplan, A. (2008). Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. In E. Anderman & L. H. Anderman (Eds.), Psychology of Classroom Learning: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 513-517). Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference.

 Tossman, I., Kaplan, A., & Assor, A. (2008). Academic achievement goal structures and young adolescents’ biased preferences for peers as cooperation partners: A longitudinal study. International Review of Social Psychology, 21, 183-217.

 Kaplan, A., & Maehr, M. L. (2007). The contribution and prospects of goal orientation theory. Educational Psychology Review, 19, 141-187.

 Tossman, I., Kaplan, A., & Assor, A. (2007). Academic goal orientations, multiple goal profiles, and friendship intimacy among early adolescents. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 32, 231-252.

Patrick, H., Ryan, A., & Kaplan, A. (2007). Early adolescents’ perceptions of the classroom social environment, motivational beliefs, and engagement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 99, 83-98.

Flum, H., & Kaplan, A. (2006). Exploratory orientation as an educational goal. Educational Psychologist, 41, 99-110.