Research Spotlight: Anamarie A. Whitaker
January 31, 2023
In a recent study, University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) assistant professor Anamarie A. Whitaker and her co-authors, CEHD alumna Gerilyn Slicker of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Jing Tang of Child Trends, analyzed how over 5,000 early childhood education (ECE) centers meet different …
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Research Spotlight: Joshua Wilson
December 15, 2022
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 …
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Research Spotlight: Dr. Heather Farmer
November 29, 2022
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, …
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Research Spotlight: Increasing college success with a corequisite approach
September 27, 2022
University of Delaware assistant professor Florence Xiaotao Ran studied students from 13 community colleges affiliated with the Tennessee Board of Regents and found that students placed into corequisite remediation—directly into credit-bearing classes with additional support—were more likely to pass gateway courses in math and English in the first year compared …
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CEHD Research Spotlight: Stephanie Del Tufo and Ye Shen
June 1, 2022
In a recent study, University of Delaware education doctoral candidate Ye Shen and assistant professor Stephanie Del Tufo examined the effect of parent-child reading on the emergent literacy—or developing reading skills—of heritage language learners (bilingual children who speak a language other than English at home but receive instruction in English …
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CEHD Research Spotlight: Gary T. Henry
April 13, 2022
How do the characteristics of principals affect the success of the turnaround schools that they lead? In a recent study, University of Delaware dean and professor Gary T. Henry and his co-authors examine the characteristics of turnaround principals in Tennessee, contrasting an effective, local school turnaround model with a less …
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Learning in Nature
March 30, 2022
“Dressing for the weather” takes on a literal meaning for parents who drop off their preschoolers at the University of Delaware’s Lab School, located on the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) Children’s Campus. Taking their cue from the weather, the children arrive in rain boots, hats and jackets, …
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CEHD Graduate Programs Among Top 15% in Nation
March 29, 2022
The education graduate programs within University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) have been recognized by US News and World Report as among the best in the nation. This year, CEHD ranked at 39 among colleges and universities, placing the college in the top 15% of education …
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CEHD Research Spotlight: Roderick L. Carey
March 10, 2022
How do we create high schools where Black boys believe that they matter? According to University of Delaware (UD) assistant professor Roderick L. Carey, the answer begins with reevaluating the relationships between educators and the Black boys that they teach or coach in light of systemically upheld racial stereotypes. Carey’s …
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Research Spotlight: Erica Litke
June 25, 2021
Drawing on video from 108 ninth-grade algebra lessons from 5 school districts, a recent study by University of Delaware assistant professor Erica Litke found that teachers engaged in specific instructional features that benefit student learning of algebraic ideas to a modest degree. Ninety-five percent of the lessons included teacher-centered instruction …
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Research Spotlight: Kenneth Shores
May 19, 2021
As the end of the 2020-21 school year approaches, the debate about educational assessments is gaining renewed momentum. Some argue that assessments provide valuable information for understanding how the pandemic has affected learning, especially among students from underrepresented backgrounds. Others argue that these tests, especially in today’s context, will not …
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Research Spotlight: Bryan VanGronigen
April 27, 2021
Bryan VanGronigen and his co-authors investigate this issue in “Do State Boards of Education Offer an Avenue for Public Voice?”, published in the journal Urban Education. Given the increasing role of digital technology in education, VanGronigen and his co-authors analyzed state board of education (SBOE) websites, asking whether they supported meaningful public …
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