Ellen L. Usher
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology

Professor Ellen Usher

Educational and Counseling Psychology
University of Kentucky
249 Dickey Hall
Lexington, KY 40506-0017

Phone: 859.257.8647
Fax: 859.257.5662
E-Mail: ellen.usher@uky.edu

Degrees

B.S., University of Georgia, Foreign Language Education, emphasis in French
M.A., Oglethorpe University, Middle Grades Education, emphasis in science, reading
Ph.D., Emory University, Educational Studies, emphasis in educational psychology

Research Interests

  • Academic motivation
  • Social cognitive theory
  • Self-efficacy beliefs
  • Sources of self-efficacy

    Publications

    Klassen, R. M., Bong, M., Usher, E. L., Chong, W. H., Huan, V. S., Wong, I. Y. F., & Georgiou, T. (in press). Exploring the validity of the Teachers' Self-Efficacy Scale in five countries. Contemporary Educational Psychology.

    Usher, E. L. (in press). Sources of middle school students' self-efficacy in mathematics: A qualitative investigation of student, teacher, and parent perspectives. American Educational Research Journal.

    Usher, E. L., & Pajares, F. (in press). Sources of self-efficacy in mathematics: A validation study. Contemporary Educational Psychology.

    Usher, E. L., & Pajares, F. (in press). Sources of self-efficacy in school: Critical review of the literature and future directions. Review of Educational Research.

    Alviar-Martin, T., Randall, J., Usher, E. L., & Engelhard, G. (2008). Teaching civic topics in four societies: Examining national context and teacher confidence. The Journal of Educational Research, 101, 177-188.

    Usher, E. L., & Pajares, F. (2008). Self-efficacy for self-regulated learning: A validation study. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 68, 443-463.

    Pajares, F., Johnson, M. J., & Usher, E. L. (2007). Sources of writing self-efficacy beliefs of elementary, middle, and high school students. Research in the Teaching of English, 42, 104-120.

    Spence, D. J., & Usher, E. L. (2007). Engagement with mathematics courseware in traditional and online remedial learning environments: Relationship to self-efficacy and achievement. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 37, 267-288.

    Usher, E. L., & Pajares, F. (2006). Inviting confidence in school: Invitations as a critical source of the academic self-efficacy beliefs of entering middle school students. Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice, 12, 7-16.

    Usher, E. L., & Pajares, F. (2006). Sources of academic and self-regulatory efficacy beliefs of entering middle school students. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 31, 125-141.

    Courses Taught

  • Theories of Learning in Education (EDP 610)
  • Motivation and Learning (EDP 614)

    Professional Service

    Editorial Board
    Journal of Educational Psychology

    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    American Educational Research Journal
    Contemporary Educational Psychology
    Educational and Psychological Measurement
    Journal of Experimental Education
    Journal of Research in Mathematics Education
    Learning and Individual Differences
    Learning and Instruction
    Research in the Teaching of English
    Review of Educational Research

    • EDP Faculty  |  College of Education

    Page updated September 24, 2008