44 faculty and staff, 31 students, and 76 sessions

University of Delaware AERA Participants

Each year, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting is the world’s largest gathering of education researchers and a showcase for groundbreadking, innovative studies in an array of areas. Join us this year virtually, April 8-12, 2021, and hear about research conducted by our faculty and students.

Bataul Alkhateeb Diane Codding Chrystalla Mouza Lori Pollock	From Professional Development to Pedagogy: An Examination of Computer Science Teachers’ Culturally Responsive Instructional Practices
Bataul Alkhateeb Chrystalla Mouza Scott Sheridan	Using Online Simulations to Uncover Preservice Teachers’ Perceived Level of Responsibility Regarding Computer Science Integration
Ann Aviles	On Becoming a Critical Scholar (Pre-Conference Mentoring Session)
Lauren Bailes Jentre J. Olsen (Oklahoma State University – Stillwater)	Us and Them: A Call for Diverse Leadership Amid Waning Trust in an Urbanizing District
Christina Barbieri Brianna Devlin Mia Farinella Alyssa Glynn	Effects of Observing and Judging Mistakes on Preschoolers’ Definitional Shape Knowledge
Christina Barbieri Brianna Devlin	Reducing Mathematical Misconceptions Through Cognitive Learning Principles
Christina Barbieri Adrian Pasquarella Ye Shen Rui Wang Fan Zhang	The Effect of First-Grade Enrollment in Dual-Language Immersion Programs on Children’s Reading Growth Over Five Years
Christina Barbieri Dana Miller-Cotto	The Relationship Between Adolescents’ Sense of Belonging to Mathematics and Learning
Christina Barbieri Kelly-Ann Gesuelli Julie Booth (Temple University)	Transitions in Algebra Problem Representations: Middle Schoolers’ Development in Encoding Equations
Tia Barnes	Social and Emotional Learning SIG Business Meeting
Nicholas Bell Diane Codding	Applying Humanizing Pedagogy in a Reflexive Analysis of Sociopolitical Identity Among Teacher Candidates
Nicholas Bell Diane Codding	Equity Scenario Response Survey: Understanding Teacher Candidates’ Preparation of Their Sociopolitical Identity
Horatio Blackman Laura Desimone Ethan Smith	An Investigation Into the Alignment of Teacher and Coach Experiences in Professional Learning
Horatio Blackman Erica Litke Meghan Comstock (University of Pennsylvania)	How Partnerships Conceptualize Equity in Curriculum-Aligned Professional Learning
Horatio Blackman	Practitioner Perspectives and Assumptions About Research
Horatio Blackman Roderick Carey Kendell Daughtry Camila Polanco	“She Cares…She Doesn’t Let Them Slack!” How Teachers Influence Adolescent Black Boys’ Perceived Mattering
Aly Blakeney Henry May	Exploring the Contextual Effects of Adolescent Financial Literacy: A PISA 2012 Case Study
Christina Budde Melinda Martin-Beltran (University of Maryland – College Park) Maggie Sullivan Marcus (University of Maryland – College Park)	Teacher and Linguistically Diverse Student Talk in Small-Group Reading Discussions: Creating an Equitable Space
Martha Buell Di Liu (JiangSu Normal University)	An Exploratory Study of Chinese Parents’ Perceptions of Preschool Children’s Play
Martha Buell Di Liu (JiangSu Normal University)	Regulatory Orientation/Fit Theory and Childcare Providers Training Choices Pre- and Post-COVID-19
Roderick Carey	Boys and Men of Color: New Possibilities for Engaged and Collaborative Education Research and Practice (Invited Speaker Session)
Michelle Cirillo Fran Arbaugh (Pennsylvania State University) Kristen Bieda (Michigan State University) Nickolaus Ortiz (Georgia State University)	Preservice Teachers and the Obligations of Mathematics Teaching: Exploring a Promising Model of Teacher Education
Michelle Cirillo Fran Arbaugh (Pennsylvania State University) Kristen Bieda (Michigan State University) Rileigh Luczak (Michigan State University) Sheila Orr (Michigan State University)	Understanding Preservice Teachers’ (PSTs’) Attention to Disciplinary and Interpersonal Obligations While Navigating Classroom Dilemmas in Early Field Placements
Zachary Collier Liu Liu	Causal Inference Made Easy: A Review of DoWhy Package in Python Programming Language
Zachary Collier Haobai Zhang	Propensity Score Methods for Continuous Treatments in Multilevel Settings: A Deep Learning Approach
Zachary Collier Laura Cutler Rena Hallam Susan Lewis Jing Tang	Characteristics of Home-Based Childcare Providers Who Offer Nonstandard Hours Care
Jill Compello Charles Macarthur Henry May Zoi Philippakos (University of Tennessee)	Basic Writers and the Challenges of Writing From Sources: Self-Regulated Strategy Instruction
Sarah Curtiss Melissa Stoffers	Teaching Sex Education to Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: Understanding Instructional Practices
Janine de Novais	Critical Digital Pedagogy: A Theoretical Sketch
Janine de Novais Rosalie Rolon-Dow	Racialized Emotions as Maps and Compasses for Students of Color Navigating Predominantly White Institutions
Laura Desimone Joshua Wilson	Dimensions of Teacher Professional Learning: Lessons From Formative Assessment Research
Laura Desimone Erica Litke Meghan Comstock (University of Pennsylvania) Kirsten Lee Hill (Kirsten Lee Hill Education Consulting)	How Beliefs About and Self-Efficacy for Culturally Responsive Teaching Relate to Instruction
Laura Desimone Meghan Comstock (University of Pennsylvania) Adam Kirk Edgerton (Learning Policy Institute)	Influencing the Instructional Core: Examining Changes in Alignment of Teachers’ Instruction to College and Career Readiness Standards
Laura Desimone Erica Litke Camila Polanco Kenneth Shores Meghan Comstock (University of Pennsylvania) Kirsten Lee Hill (Kirsten Lee Hill Education Consulting)	Typologizing Teachers’ Instructional Practices: Ambitious, Procedural, and Culturally Responsive Teaching?
Nancy Dyson Nancy Jordan	Examining Teacher Usability of a Fraction Intervention for Struggling Sixth Graders
Steven Eidelman	Rights, Difference, and the Future of Inclusion for Students With Disabilities (Invited Speaker Session)
Laura Eisenman	Reciprocity in Peer Mentoring Relationships of College Students With and Without Intellectual Disability
Elizabeth Farley-Ripple Samantha Shewchuk	A Profile Sketch of District Research Leaders: Individual, Organizational, and Job-Specific Factors That Enable Successful Knowledge Brokerage
Elizabeth Farley-Ripple Henry May	Characterizing Schools’ Depth of Research Use
Elizabeth Farley-Ripple Samantha Shewchuk	How Research Finds Its Way to Practice: A Multiple-Case Study of Research Brokerage
Elizabeth Farley-Ripple	Issues Related to Policy Making and Implementation (Roundtable Session)
Elizabeth Farley-Ripple Samantha Shewchuk	Knowledge Maps: A Tool for Understanding Knowledge Brokerage in Education
Elizabeth Farley-Ripple	Leading Research Use in Schools: Principals’ Capacity and Contributions
Elizabeth Farley-Ripple	Research Brokerage: How Research Enters and Moves Through Schools
Jessica Francis Rena Hallam Jing Tang	Understanding Preschool Parents’ Childcare Search and Decision Making
Sara Gartland	Exploring the Co-Occurrence of Social-Emotional Learning and Mathematical Learning
Sara Gartland Elizabeth Soslau Kathleen Riley (West Chester University of Pennsylvania)	Service-Learning as Activism: Teachers Learn to Shift Power and Make Space for Student Voice
Roberta Golinkoff Alexus Ramirez Brenna Hassinger-Das (Pace University) Kathy Hirsh-Pasek (Temple University) Lillian Masek (Temple University)	Investigating Informational Lexical Density as a Predictor of School Readiness
Roberta Golinkoff Rebecca Dore Caroline Gaudreau Kathy Hirsh-Pasek (Temple University) Yemimah King (Purdue University) Deborah Nichols (Purdue University)	Live Reading, Video Chat, and Pseudo-Contingent Video Equally Support Story Comprehension in Preschoolers
Sara Grajeda Eli Andrew Jones (University of Memphis) Stefanie Wind (University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa)	Does Sparseness Matter? Comparing Generalizability Theory and Many-Facet Rasch Measurement in Sparse Rating Designs
Myae Han	Early Education and Child Development SIG Business Meeting
Myae Han Annette Pic	Peer Conflict in a Nature-Based Preschool: Indoor Versus Outdoor Free Play
Myae Han Alison Hooper (University of Alabama)	The Roles and Strategies of Early Childhood Technical Assistants Working With Family Childcare Providers
Marcia Gail Headley	How to Convey the Methodology of Mixed-Methods Research in Conference Proposals: Advice From Mixed Methods Scholars (Invited Speaker Session)
Marcia Gail Headley	Mixed Methods Research SIG Business Meeting
Gary Henry Samantha Viano (George Mason University)	An Evaluation of Credit Recovery as an Intervention for Students Who Fail Courses
Gary Henry LaTanya Dixon Lam Pham (North Carolina State University)	Who Leads Turnaround Schools? Characteristics of Principals in Tennessee’s Achievement School District and Innovation Zones
Jason Hustedt Gerilyn Slicker	Predictors of Provider Participation in the Childcare Subsidy System: Insights From a Nationally Representative Sample
Cara Lynn Kelly Gerilyn Slicker Jing Tang	Comparing Predictors of Quality in Infant and Toddler Early Education Programs Operating in Lower-Income Areas
Henry May Ye Shen Rui Wang	Examining the Causal Effects of the Foundation of College Math Program in a Northeastern State
Henry May Gregory Collins (University of Pennsylvania) Tina Fletcher (University of Pennsylvania) Richard Ingersoll (University of Pennsylvania)	Retention. Trends in the Recruitment, Employment and Retention of Teachers from Under-Represented Racial-Ethnic Groups, 1987 to 2016
Dana Miller-Cotto Neil Lewis (Cornell University)	Mathematics Identity for Black and Latinx Students: A Literature Synthesis
Ratna Nandakumar Pragya Shrestha Prathiba Natesan (University of North Texas)	Efficacy of Bayesian Rate Ratio for Estimating Effect Size of Single-Case Experimental Designs
Kisha Porcher Tasha Austin (Rutgers University) Shamaine Bertrand (Illinois State University)	“‘Bout That Teacher Preparation Life”: Preparing White Preservice Teachers to Teach Students of Color
Teomara Rutherford	Insights into elementary students’ mathematics motivation from surveys embedded within a mathematics software
Teomara Rutherford	Profiles of Emotions Among Elementary Mathematics Students and How They Function Within a Control-Value Framework
Scott Sheridan Katherine Tilley	Contextualizing Research Use: Problems and Decisions in Schools
Bryan VanGronigen Laura K. Rogers (University of Utah)	Beyond Preparation: State Approaches to Early Career Principal Professional Development
Bryan VanGronigen Michelle Young (Loyola Marymount University)	Do State Boards of Education Offer an Avenue for Public Voice?
Bryan VanGronigen Wesley Henry (California State University – Monterey Bay) James Olive-Liebhart (University of Dayton) Meredith Wronowski (University of Dayton)	Enable or Hinder? Teacher Perceptions of Administrator Influence on Urban School Improvement Efforts
Bryan VanGronigen Maya Kaul (University of Pennsylvania) Nicole Simon (City University of New York)	Espoused Versus Enacted: Principals’ Most Pressing Initial Issues in Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Bryan VanGronigen Kathleen Cunningham (University of South Carolina) Michelle Young (Loyola Marymount University)	Meeting School Districts’ Needs: Educational Leadership Preparation Program Partnerships to Design Powerful Learning Experiences
Bryan VanGronigen Kathleen Cunningham (University of South Carolina) Michelle Young (Loyola Marymount University)	Preparing Educational Leaders for Adaptive Leadership
Meaghan Vitale Sharon Walpole John Z Strong (University at Buffalo – SUNY)	Investigating Self- and Collective Efficacy Beliefs of Elementary School Teachers
Li Sheng Danyang Wang Yingying Liao (Brooklyn College) Eva Liang (Brooklyn College) Lulu Song (Brooklyn College) David Wong (Brooklyn College) Molly Ye (Hunter College)	Relating Language Richness at Home to Chinese Dual Language Learners’ Receptive Vocabulary and Language Comprehension
Joshua Wilson Huijing Wen (Moravian College)	Upper Elementary Students’ Metacognitive Knowledge About Writing and Its Relationship to Writing Across Genres

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