FACULTY & STAFF DIRECTORY
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Amelia Lee
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Dr. Lee has focused her research primarily on the role that self-perceptions of ability play in achievement behavior. She has explored how beliefs, expectations, motivations and attitudes served as mediators between teaching and learning. Other interests include the study of gender differences in achievement-related cognition, affect and behavior. Dr. Lee writes widely on these topics and has coauthored two books on physical education for children. Her research articles have appeared in journals such as Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Sex Roles, Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Quest, Journal of Research and Development in Education, and Cross Cultural Psychology. Several of her doctoral students have received outstanding dissertation awards from the American Educational Research Association Special Interest Group: Research on Learning and Instruction in Physical Education. In addition to contributing to the scholarly knowledge base, Dr. Lee has provided service to the profession through her leadership in various organizations. She was President of the Research Consortium for the 1998 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) convention. She has served as editor of Quest, and a member of the editorial boards of Journal of Teaching in Physical Education and Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. Most recently, Dr. Lee received the 2004 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Alliance Scholar Award. The Alliance Scholar Award is the highest research award given by the organization.
EDUCATION:
PhD Texas Woman’s University
AREAS OF INTEREST:
Student Motivation
Children’s Perceived Competence
Teacher Efficacy Perceptions
PUBLICATIONS:
Lee, A., & Solmon, M. (2007). School programs to increase physical activity. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 7(5), 22-24, 28.
Li, W., Solmon, M., & Lee, A., Purvis, G., & Chu, H. (2007). Examining the relationships between students’ implicit theories of ability, goal orientations and the preferred type of augmented feedback. Journal of Sport Behavior, 30, 280-291.
Li, W., Lee, A., & Solmon, M. (2007). The role of perceptions of task difficulty in relation to self-perceptions of ability, intrinsic value, attainment value, and performance. European Physical Education Review, 13, 301-318.
Parks, M.A., Solmon, M.A., & Lee, A.M. (2007). Understanding classroom teachers’ perceptions of integrating physical activity: A collective efficacy perspective. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 21, 316-328.
Solmon, M., & Lee, A. (2007). Social development and its relationship to human movement. In G. Payne & G. Liang (Eds.), Introduction to Human Motor Development. Beijing, China: People’s Education Press.
Li, W., Lee, A. M., & Solmon, M. A. (in press). Beliefs about the influence of ability and effort on performance in sport and physical activity. Social Behavior and Personality.
Gao, Z., Lee, A.M., & Harrison, L. Jr. (in press). Understanding students’ motivation in sport and physical education: From the expectancy-value model and self-efficacy theory perspective. Quest.
Gao, Z., Xiang, P., Lee, A.M., & Harrison, L. Jr. (in press). Self–efficacy and outcome expectancy in beginning activity class: Their effects on behavioral intentions and actual behavior over time. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.
Lee, A., & Solmon, M. (In press). School programs to increase physical activity. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance.
Li, W., Lee, A., & Solmon, M. (in press). Effects of dispositional ability conceptions, situational ability conceptions, and intrinsic motivation on persistence and performance: An interaction approach. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.
Li, W., Lee, A., & Solmon, M. (In press). The role of perceptions of task difficulty in relation to self-perceptions of ability, intrinsic value, attainment value, and performance. European Physical Education Review. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance.
Li, W., Solmon, M., & Lee, A. (in press). Examining the relationships between students’ implicit theories of ability, goal orientations and the preferred type of augmented feedback. Journal of Sport Behavior.
Solmon, M., & Lee, A. (in press). Research on Social Issues in Elementary School Physical Education. Invited chapter in a monograph for the Elementary School Journal.
Parks, M. A., Solmon, M. A., & Lee, A. M. (2007). Understanding classroom teachers’ perceptions of integrating physical activity: A collective efficacy perspective. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 21, 316-328.
Solmon, M., & Lee, A. (2007). Social development and its relationship to human movement. In G. Payne & G. Liang (Eds.) Introduction to Human Motor Development. Beijing, China: People’s Education Press.
Li, W., Lee, A. M., & Solmon, M. A. (2006). Beliefs about the influence of ability and effort on performance in sport and physical activity. Sex Roles, 54, 147-156.
PRESENTATIONS:
Lee, A. (2007, October). What we know about student cognition and how we learned it: A historical perspective on student cognition. Paper presented at the History & Future Directions of Research on Teaching and Teacher Education in Physical Education, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Gao, Z., Lee, A.M., Solmon, M., Kosma, M., Carson, R., Zhang, T., Domangue, E., & Moore, D. (2007, June). Comparison of objective measures of children’s in-class activity levels in middle school physical education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Gao, Z., Lee, A.M., & Zhang, T. (2007, March). Examining middle school students’ motivation in physical education from social cognitive paradigm. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Baltimore, Maryland.
Grodesky, J.M., Solmon, M.A., & Lee, A. (2007, March). Physical activity levels of older adults: The influence of self-determination. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lee, A. (2007, March). Kinesiology and the K-16 currirulum: Identifying a clear alignment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lee, A. (2007, March). Promoting physical activity through quality physical education. Presented at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Gao, Z., Lee, A.M., Solmon, M., Kosma, M., Carson, R., Zhang, T., Domangue, E., & Moore, D. (2007, May). Comparison of objective measures of children’s in-class activity levels in middle school physical education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Gao, Z., Lee, A.M., & Zhang, T. (2007, March). Examining middle school students’ motivation in physical education from social cognitive paradigm. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Baltimore, Maryland.
Grodesky, J. M., Solmon, M. A., & Lee, A. (2007, March). Physical activity levels of older adults: The influence of self-determination. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lee, A. (2007, March). Kinesiology and the K-16 Currirulum: Identifying a Clear Alignment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lee, A., (2007, March). Promoting physical activity through quality physical education. Presented at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Johnson, L., Solmon, M., Ellis-Gardner, R., & Lee, A. (2006, April). Gender specific association between the physical environment and individual determinants of physical activity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Li, W., Lee, A.M., & Solmon, M. A. (2006, April). The role of perceptions of task difficulty in relation to perceived competence, intrinsic value, attainment value, and performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California.
Li, W., Lee, A. M., Solmon, M. A. (2004, April). Examining the relationships between dispositional ability conceptions, intrinsic motivation, perceived competence, experience, and performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Rukavnia, P. B., Lee, A. M., & Solmon, M. A. (2004, April). The influence of scaffolding movement challenges on students’ task-related thoughts and performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Rukavina, P. B., Lee, A. M., & Solmon, M. A. (2004, March). Construct validation of a mediating thought processes questionnaire for university-aged students.
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