Invited Addresses

Watt, H.M.G. & Richardson, P.W. (2014, Sept.). Beginning teachers' effectiveness and wellbeing. AITSL Invited Presentation, Melbourne, Sept. 26.

Watt, H.M.G. (2011, Sept.). Girls and Mathematics: Why do gender differences persist in educational and occupational outcomes? Munich Center of the Learning Sciences, LMU, 10 Sept. 2011 [video available]

Richardson, P.W. & Watt, H.M.G. (2007, May). Motivations, engagement, and aspirations towards a teaching career. Centre for Medical And Health Sciences Education, Monash University, 17 May 07.

Watt, H.M.G. & Richardson, P.W. (2007, April). Motivations, engagement, and aspirations: Choosing teaching as a career. The Curry Institute, University of Virginia, 6 April 07. [mp3 available]

Watt, H.M.G. (2007, March). Motivations for choosing a teaching career: An international comparison using the “FIT-Choice” scale. University of Oxford, 26 March 07.

Richardson, P.W., & Watt, H.M.G. (2007, March). Factors Influencing Teaching Choice: A program of research. Education Faculty Board, Monash University, 20 March 07.

Watt, H.M.G. (2007, March). Profiling "types" of beginning teachers' professional engagement and career development aspirations. Georg-August-University of Goettingen, 15 March 07.

Watt, H.M.G. (2007, March). Gender differences in educational and occupational outcomes: The influences of self-concepts and task values through adolescence. Invited keynote address at the national VHTO Conference: “More girls in STEM: What secondary education can do?”, 8 March 2007, Maarssen Amsterdam.

Watt, H.M.G. (2007, March). The ontogeny of academic values and talent perceptions through adolescence. Georg-August-University of Goettingen, 6 March 07.

Watt, H.M.G. & Richardson, P.W. (2006, June). The 'FIT-Choice' [Factors Influencing Teaching Choice] Project: Motivations for teaching, professional engagement, and career development aspirations. Oxford University, 2 June 06.

Watt, H.M.G. & Richardson, P.W. (2005, Dec). The “FIT-Choice” project: Teaching motivations and professional commitment across Australian and U.S. samples. Educational Studies Colloquium series, University of Michigan, 1 Dec 05.

Watt, H.M.G. & Richardson, P.W. (2005, Oct). A new theoretical model for studying motivations for teaching. The Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin.

Watt, H.M.G. (2004, June). The ontogeny of adolescents' ability beliefs and values through adolescence: A longitudinal study of boys and girls in maths and English. Faculty of Education, Monash University, invited Faculty colloquium 23 June 2004.

Watt, H.M.G. (2004, June). The ontogeny of adolescents' ability beliefs and values through adolescence. Faculty of Education, University of Sydney, invited colloquium for the Cognition and Motivation cluster 11 June 2004.

Watt, H.M.G. (2004, March). Gendered developmental trajectories for competence beliefs and values through adolescence across two academic domains. Faculté des sciences de l'éducation, Université Laval, Québec, Canada, invited and funded address presented simultaneously in Montréal University by 'video- conference' 18 Mar 04. (sponsors: GRIP 'Groupe de Recherche sur l'Inadaptation Psychosociale chez l'enfant' Director, Richard E. Tremblay, University of Montréal, and Simon Larose, Université Laval).

Watt, H.M.G. (2004, February). Gendered developmental trajectories for competence beliefs and values through adolescence across two academic domains: Applying latent growth modelling to accelerated longitudinal designs. Gender and Achievement Research Program, University of Michigan, Feb 12, 2004.

Watt, H.M.G. & Richardson, P.W. (2003, June). Choice of Teaching as a Career: Theoretical development and empirical validation of an investigative motivational framework. Combined Program in Education and Psychology [CPEP], University of Michigan, invited colloquium 8 Oct 03.

Watt, H.M.G. & Richardson, P.W. (2003, June). 'FIT-Choice' Scale: Development and Validation for Motivational Factors Influencing Teaching Choice. Faculty of Education, Monash University, invited Faculty colloquium 25 June 03.

Richardson, P.W. & Watt, H. M. G. (2003). Why Teaching? A Mixed Methods Study of Graduate Entrants. University of Western Sydney Research Seminar, 20 March.

Watt, H.M.G. & Richardson, P.W. (2002, December). Motivations for choosing teaching as a career: Implications for preservice teacher education. University of Waikato, University of Sydney Symposium on Quality Teaching and Learning, Dec 10-12 2002, Hamilton, NZ.

Watt, H.M.G. (2002, Nov). Current Issues in Motivation Research. Faculty of Education, University of Sydney, invited paper for the Cognition and Motivation invitational conference 25 Nov 02

Watt, H.M.G. (2002, Oct). How to write a thesis Faculty of Education, University of Sydney, invited colloquium for Postgraduate Education Students' Association annual forum 19 October 02

Watt, H.M.G. (2002, Sept). Explaining the Gender Imbalance in Maths Participation. Faculty of Education, University of Sydney, invited colloquium for the Cognition and Motivation cluster 24 Sept 02

Richardson, P.W. & Watt, H.M.G. (2002, Sept). Teaching as a Career Change: An Exploration of Motives and Influences. Faculty of Education, University of Sydney, invited colloquium for the Cognition and Motivation cluster 17 Sept 02

Watt, H.M.G. (2001, Aug). The nature and development of boys' and girls' self-perceptions and value judgements in English through grades 7 to 11: An application of latent growth modelling. Faculty of Education, University of Sydney, invited paper for the Cognition and Motivation mini-conference 10 August 01

Watt, H.M.G. (2001, July). 'Self-, task- and value perceptions in maths: Definition and prediction of academic choices in maths participation through Australian grades 9 to 11'. Faculty of Education, University of Sydney, invited colloquium for the Cognition and Motivation cluster 10 July 01

Watt, H.M.G. (2000, Nov). 'How to write a thesis'. Faculty of Education, University of Sydney, invited colloquium for the Postgraduate Education Students' Association annual forum 4 November 00

Watt, H.M.G. (1999, Jan). 'What makes high-school girls think they are talented (or not talented) at math?' Combined Program in Education and Psychology [CPEP], University of Michigan, invited colloquium 12 Jan 99

Watt, H.M.G. (1996, May). 'Gender Equity' Killara High, invited colloquium to all staff for their Development Day 24 May 96