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To help educators better understand the advantages of common and novel methods for assessing student writing, UD associate professor Joshua Wilson and his co-authors examined the reliability of hand-scoring and automated evaluation software (AES) in assessing the writing of upper-elementary students with different writing abilities. Using multivariate generalizability theory and …

Christine Carrino Gorowara, senior associate director in the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) Center for Excellence and Equity in Teacher Preparation (CEETP), has been elected to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)’s board of directors.  Gorowara’s election to the AACTE board of directors serves as …

Allison Karpyn, associate professor in CEHD’s  Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, offers new insight into how state regulations affect families’ access to healthy food.   In “USDA Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Vendor Criteria: An Examination of U.S. Administrative Agency Variations,” Karpyn and …

In a recent study, UD Assistant Professor Heather Farmer, and Pennsylvania State University co-authors Linda Wray and Steven Haas, analyzed data from 6,521 Black and white respondents aged 51 and older participating in the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative sample of midlife and older adults. Among older Americans, …

On GivingTuesday, a global initiative dedicated to giving back, join the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) community in supporting Teachers of Tomorrow, Bundle Up Baby and Dean’s Diversity in Education Scholarship. Your support will also advance Delaware First: The Campaign for the University of Delaware. CEHD appreciates your …

Three University of Delaware students — current and recently graduated — have been named recipients of 2022 U.S. Department of State Fulbright scholarships. The Fulbright Program is the nation’s premier international scholarship program, designed to foster mutual understanding between United States citizens and people of other countries. An additional recent …

University of Delaware’s Delaware Center for Teacher Education (DCTE) provides support services for students and faculty across 28 education programs throughout the university, and partners with schools and districts throughout the region.  In an effort to better reflect DCTE’s expertise in teacher preparation and its commitment to diversity, equity and …

The College is proud to share its inaugural issue of CEHD For the Record—a newly created news source highlighting faculty, student and staff accomplishments, including publications, presentations, honors and more. Thank you for your interest in learning more about the great work of our colleagues in the School of Education (SOE), …

Faith Muirhead will lead the School Success Center. Housed in the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development, the School Success Center (SSC) combines the Professional Development Center for Educators (PDCE) and the Delaware Academy of School Leadership to offer schools and districts a new model of systemic, …

The George and Margaret Collins Seitz Award was established in 1954 by Margaret Seitz in honor of her mother and father. The award recognizes a University of Delaware first-year or sophomore student in good academic and disciplinary standing who exemplifies the “We Are Blue Hen” values of respect, openness, innovation, …