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Reducing Anxiety in Elementary School Students
April 2, 2024According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 12% of children and adolescents between the ages of 3 and 17 experience an anxiety or mood disorder, and symptoms can begin even before elementary school. Our schools can play an imp …
Read MoreResearch Spotlight: Amanda Jansen
March 27, 2024If your high schooler has ever complained about their math homework—wondering when they’ll ever need the pythagorean theorem after graduation—they are not alone. Research in mathematics education often shows that students’ motivation to learn math tend …
Read MoreResearch Spotlight: Brittany Zakszeski
January 29, 2024According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 12% of children and adolescents between the ages of 3 and 17 experience an anxiety or mood disorder, and symptoms can begin even before elementary school. Our schools can play an imp …
Read MoreDavis, Shores Named 2023 Gerard J. Mangone Young Scholars
January 24, 2024Pursuing research that solves real-world problems with practical solutions is what drives Kenneth Shores and Kyle Davis, who have been honored with the University of Delaware’s Gerard J. Mangone Young Scholars Award for 2023. The award is named for the …
Read MoreResearch Spotlight: Jessica Namkung
January 2, 2024“How do I multiply fractions again? How much time do I have left to finish this test? I’m not good at math and I never will be!” Math anxiety, which can begin as early as kindergarten, negatively affects students’ math performance both in the moment …
Read MoreResearch Spotlight: Leigh McLean
October 17, 2023In a new study funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, University of Delaware Associate Research Professor Leigh McLean and her co-authors Jayley Janssen, Paul Espinoza, Sarah Lindstrom Johnson of Arizona State University and Manuela Jimenez of …
Read MoreResearch Spotlight: Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
October 10, 2023Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Unidel H. Rodney Sharp Chair and professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) School of Education, discusses her newest project, Stories with Clever Hedgehog, with several news outlets. This website o …
Read MoreIn the News: Kenneth Shores
July 26, 2023In a recent article in The 74, Kenneth Shores, assistant professor in CEHD’s School of Education and the Joseph R. Biden Jr., School of Public Policy, discusses the impact of federal aid designed to curb student learning loss during and after the COVID …
Read MoreResearch Spotlight: Sarah L. Curtiss
July 5, 2023Cultural humility is a framework for engaging in self-reflection, self-critique and reflective practice in order to cultivate respectful relationships and understand power dynamics related to cultural differences. In a new study, University of Delaware …
Read MoreIn the News: Lauren Bailes and Henry May
May 22, 2023In a recent Education Week article, Lauren Bailes, assistant professor in the School of Education (SOE), discusses new research on the schoolwide effects of chronic absenteeism in kindergarten through 3rd grade in Delaware. Bailes co-authored this stud …
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