Stephen M. Tonks, Ph.D.

Professor, Educational Psychology

Department

Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations (LEPF)

Research Interests

  • Reading motivation and engagement
  • Measurement of motivation
  • Expectancy-value theory and self-determination theory
  • Cross-cultural research on motivation
  • Japanese culture and education

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Maryland, Human Development and Educational Psychology
  • B.A. University of Michigan, Psychology and German

Selected Courses Taught

  • EPS 300: Educational Psychology
  • EPS 418: Human Motivation and Learning
  • EPS 501: Psychological Foundations of Education
  • EPS 504: Psychology of Education in the Elementary and Middle School Years
  • EPS 518: Motivation in the Classroom
  • EPS 707: Human Development and Educational And Social Policy
  • EPS 713: Advanced Educational Psychology
  • EPS 718: Research Seminar in Motivation and Education

Selected Publications

Contact Us

Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Graham 223
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-753-4404
lepf@niu.edu

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