Dale H. Schunk is an

educational psychologist An educational psychologist is a psychologist whose differentiating functions may include diagnostic and psycho-educational assessment, psychological counseling in educational communities ( students, teachers, parents, and academic authorit ...

, former Dean and current professor in the School of Education at the

University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG or UNC Greensboro) is a public research university in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina, University of North Carolina system. It is accredited by the S ...

. He has researched the effects of social and instructional variables on

cognition Cognition is the "mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses". It encompasses all aspects of intellectual functions and processes such as: perception, attention, thought, ...

learning Learning is the process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, value (personal and cultural), values, Attitude (psychology), attitudes, and preferences. The ability to learn is possessed by humans, non-human animals, and ...

, self-regulation and

motivation Motivation is an mental state, internal state that propels individuals to engage in goal-directed behavior. It is often understood as a force that explains why people or animals initiate, continue, or terminate a certain behavior at a particul ...

. Schunk has served on the editorial boards of journals such as ''

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'' and '' Educational Psychology Review'', and has authored many journal articles and book chapters on educational psychology. In addition to other books, he is author of the widely used textbook, ''Learning Theories: An Educational Perspective'', and coauthor of ''Motivation in Education: Theory Research and Applications''. Schunk received the Albert J. Harris Research Award from the International Reading Association (1989), an Early Contributions Award from Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (1982), and the Fulbright Distinguished American Scholar Award (1997). Before moving to Purdue, Schunk taught educational psychology at the

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from 1979 to 1985 and at UNC-Chapel Hill from 1986 to 1993. He received his undergraduate education at the

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, and he earned an M.Ed. degree from

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and a Ph.D. from the Stanford Graduate School of Education.

Selected recent publications

* Schunk, D. H. (2005). "Self-regulated learning: The educational legacy of Paul R. Pintrich". ''Educational Psychologist, 40'', 85–94. * Schunk, D. H. (2003). "Self-efficacy for reading and writing: Influence of modeling, goal setting, and self-evaluation". ''Reading and Writing Quarterly, 19'', 159–172. * Schunk, D. H. (2000). "Motivation for achievement: Past, present, and future". ''Issues in Education: Contributions from Educational Psychology, 6'', 161–165. * Schunk, D. H. (2000). "Coming to terms with motivation constructs". ''Contemporary Educational Psychology, 25'' (116-119). * Schunk, D. H., & Ertmer, P. A. (1999). "Self-regulatory processes during computer skill acquisition: Goal and self-evaluative influences". ''Educational Psychology, 91'', 251–260. * Schunk, D. H. (1999). "Social-self interaction and achievement behavior". ''Educational Psychologist, 34'', 219–227. * Schunk, D. H. (1998). "An educational psychologist's perspective on cognitive neuroscience". ''Educational Psychology Review, 10'', 411–417. * Schunk, D. H., & Zimmerman, B. J. (1997). "Social origins of self-regulatory competence". ''Educational Psychologist, 32'', 195–208. * Schunk, D. H., & Cutshall, D. (1997). "Motivation for lifelong learning". ''Kappa Delta Pi Record, 33'', 124–128.

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