Penny Van Bergen

Penny Van Bergen

Professor in Educational Psychology and Head of the School of Education at the University of Wollongong

Dr Penny Van Bergen is Professor in Educational Psychology and Head of the School of Education at the University of Wollongong. Her research examines how social relationships and interactions influence cognitive and emotional development. She has a particular interest in student-teacher relationships and in reminiscing conversations across the lifespan. She obtained her PhD from UNSW in 2008, examining how parents scaffold and support children's memory and emotion during shared reminiscing.

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Teacher-student relationships and motivation in high school science
Teacher-student relationships and motivation in high school science
Apr 11,2023

In our latest submission, researchers from Macquarie University and the University of Wollongong share findings from a study that identified 4 different types of teacher-student relationships, and how these relationships are associated with high school students’ science motivation.
science, research news, student welfare, reader submission, long reads, student engagement
Forming close relationships with disruptive students
Forming close relationships with disruptive students
Apr 03,2019

In today’s reader submission, Dr Kevin F. McGrath and Dr Penny Van Bergen discuss their new research which seeks to better understand how teachers build close relationships with disruptive students.
teacher welfare, behaviour, reader submission, research news, long reads, student engagement