King, R. B. (2020). Family-oriented goals and achievement goals as drivers of learning and achievement: A Philippine Study. To be presented at the Biennial Asian Association of Social Psychology (AASP) Conference. Taipei, Taiwan.
King, R. B., Cai, Y., & Du, H. (2019). Motivation is not created equal: Unequal motivational payoffs as a function of country-level socio-economic development. Presented in the 2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
Cai, Y., King, R. B., & McInerney, D. M. (2018).Modeling the concurrent changes of metacognitive strategies, utility value of education, and academic achievement. 2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. New York, USA.
King, R. B., Cai, Y., & Du, H. (2018). It pays to be motivated in a motivated country: The influence of person-culture match on school motivation and achievement. 2018 Association for Psychological Science. San Francisco, USA.
King, R. B., Datu, J. A. D., & Valdez, J. P. M. (2016, August). Materialism has a negative impact on student learning: Examining the role of materialism on motivation, engagement, and achievement. The 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP). Yokohama, Japan.
King, R. B., Datu, J. A. D., & Valdez, J. P. M. (2016, August). Perseverance counts but consistency does not: Validating the Short Grit Scale in a collectivist setting. The 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP). Yokohama, Japan.
King, R. B. (2016, April). I am happy because my classmates are happy: Class well-being predicts individual student well-being. 2016 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Washington DC, USA.
King, R. B., Caleon, I. S., & Datu, J. A. (2015, August). Measuring school resilience: A cross-cultural study in Singapore and the Philippines. Paper presented at the Asian Association of Social Psychology conference. Cebu City, Philippines.
King, R. B., & Du, H. (2015, August). Hoping in oneself and others: Dual pathways to mastering life’s challenges. presented at the Asian Association of Social Psychology conference. Cebu City, Philippines.
King, R. B. (2015). Positive emotions catalyze academic engagement. 2015 Redesigning Pedagogy Conference. Singapore.
Low, M. B. H., King, R. B., & Caleon, I. S. (2015, June). Positive emotions and its impact on academic motivation and engagement. Redesigning Pedagogy Conference. Singapore.
King, R. B., & Chu, S. K. W. (2014, December). The motivational underpinnings of using wikis for collaborative learning. Paper presented at the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE). Nara, Japan.
King, R.B., Yeung, S.S.S., & Ganotice, F.A. (2013, August). Studying for the sake of one’s family: Scale development and validation in a collectivist setting. Paper presented at the10th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology (AASP). Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
King, R.B., & Villavicencio, F. (2013, August). Can extrinsic motivation be linked with positive emotions? Motivational orientations and academic emotions in a collectivist setting. Paper presented at the 10th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology (AASP). Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
McInerney, D.M., King, R.B., Lam, J. (2013, August). Does student motivation really decline? Re-examining motivational change in the Chinese cultural context. Paper presented at the 15th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction (2013, August). Munich, Germany.
McInerney, D.M., King, R. B., Lam, J. (2013, August). Multiple goals and educational outcomes in the Chinese cultural context: A person-centered analysis. Paper presented at the 15th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Munich, Germany.
McInerney, D.M., & King, R.B. (2013, July). Exploring the synergies between distal future and proximal achievement goals in academic achievement. Paper presented at the 121st Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA).
McInerney, D.M., & King, R.B. (2013, July). Teacher commitment and psychological well-being. Poster presented at the 121st Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA).
King, R.B. (2013, June). The jester’s advantage: Do playful students learn better? Paper presented at the Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference (symposium on “Learning through Play”). National Institute of Education, Singapore.
McInerney, D.M., & King, R.B. (2013, April). Do mastery goals lead to enhanced metacognition and learning strategies or is it the other way around? Paper presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, USA.
McInerney, D.M., & King, R.B. (2012, December). Do teacher competency frameworks reflect best practices from educational psychology research? Paper presented at the 3rd East Asian International Conference on Teacher Education Research. Shanghai, P.R. China.
King, R.B., & Watkins, D.A. (2012, July). Expanding the social goal taxonomy: Construction and validation of the Social Obligation Scale. Poster presented at the 8th International Test Commission Conference. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
King, R.B., & McInerney, D.M. (2012, March). What you think about your IQ determines what you feel and how you feel in school. Paper presented at the Oxford University STORIES Faculty of Education conference. Oxford, United Kingdom.
Chu, S.K.W,, Leung, E., & King, R.B. (2012, March). Effectiveness of the wiki technology in facilitating group projects undertaken by secondary students. Paper presented at the Oxford University STORIES Faculty of Education conference. Oxford, United Kingdom.
Chu, S.K.W., Lee, T.K., & King, R.B. (2012, March). Writing with others in wiki: Collaborative writing in English among Chinese students. Paper presented at the DGI conference hosted by the German Society of Information Science and Information Practice. Dusseldorf, Germany.
King, R.B., & Watkins, D.A. (2011, December). From cold to hot: The role of academic emotions on cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy use. Paper presented at the TERA International Conference on Education (TICE). Kaoshiung, Taiwan.
King, R.B., & Watkins, D.A. (2011, December). Are mastery and performance goals really that important? Examining social goals in collectivist settings. Paper presented at the TERA International Conference on Education (TICE). Kaoshiung, Taiwan.
Yeung, S.S., & King, R.B. (2011, December).Home literacy environment and English language and literacy skills among Chinese young children. Paper to be presented at the TERA International Conference on Education (TICE). Kaoshiung, Taiwan.
King, R.B., & Du, H.F. (2011, July). Investigating the links among achievement goals, delay of gratification, and grades. Paper presented at the 9th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology. Kunming, China.
King, R.B., & Watkins, D.A. (2011, July). How you think about your IQ determines how you feel in school. Paper presented at the 9th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology. Kunming, China.
Chan, W.S.C., & King, R.B. (2011, July). Hope and quality learning: How they relate in the student approaches to learning paradigm. Paper presented at the the 9th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology. Kunming, China.
De Pretto, L., King, R.B., Shin, S.H., Simpson, A.A., & Hu, S. (2011, July). What does hope mean to people? A cross-national analyses of the lay construct of hope. Paper presented at the the 9th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology. Kunming, China.
King, R.B., Watkins, D.A., & Fulop, M. (2012, July). Competitiveness in schools: A cross-cultural investigation. Paper presented at the 21st Congress of the International Association for Cross-cultural Psychology. Stellenbosch, South Africa.
King, R.B., & Watkins, D.A. (2009, December). Exploring the role of social goals in motivating Chinese and Filipino students. Paper presented at the 8th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, New Delhi, India.
King, R.B., & Watkins, D.A. (2009, December). Why are some students happy and others not? The role of academic and social goals in well-being. Poster presented at the 8th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, New Delhi, India.
