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The College of Education
and Human Development
Office of the Dean
104 Burton Hall
178 Pillsbury Dr. SE
Minneapolis MN
55455 USA
Tel: 612-625-6806 Fax: 612-626-7496
Professor Cynthia Lewis and colleagues in
the Department of Curriculum and Instruction have developed a
digital learning community where high school students use the
latest gadgets and technologies to learn core subjects and new
skills needed for the 21st century.
The
feeding tube?
Kinesiology assistant professor Daheia Barr-Anderson has found
a link between TV viewing and unhealthy eating habits in a study
reported in the Wall Street Journal and in media across the globe.
Bigelow
began working with the Somali community as a volunteer in 2002.
Since then she has developed several distinct, yet interrelated,
strands of research regarding Somali adolescents. She has compared
oral second-language acquisition by individuals with print literacy
and those without. [Read
more.]
The
Tucker Center Research Report, Developing Physically Active Girls:
An Evidence-based Multidisciplinary Approach
The Tucker
Center Research Report summarizes the most recent research pertaining
to the physical, psychological, social and cultural benefits girls
derive from participation in sport and physical activity, the barriers
that prevent them from reaching their full potential and the kinds
of environments in which girls learn how to develop and foster the
best parts of themselves both on and off the playing fields. [View
video release and interviews.]
Results of the study will be discussed at the
Borghild-Strand Distinguished Lecture,
which will join the study’s four authors to summarize the report’s
key findings and recommendations. It is free and open to the public.
Uncovering the cognitive causes of reading difficulty
The percentage of struggling readers has scarcely decreased over
the last decade despite extensive research and interventions undertaken
to help them. Educational psychology professor Paul van den Broek
and assistant professors Kristen McMaster
and David Rapp (now at Northwestern University) set out to
reverse this trend with an innovative approach that zeroes in on
the specific cognitive challenges that can trip up struggling readers.
[Continue reading
ResearchWorks]
U of M researchers find novel ways to engage students
A significant measure of success for students is the extent to
which they’re participating in critical fields like science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) — areas that are increasingly
important to Minnesota’s global competitiveness. [Continue reading
Head of the Class.]
Students with disabilities do better after receiving same diploma
as classmates
In a study of the nation's high school graduation requirements
and diploma options, the University of Minnesota has found that
some graduation policies may prevent students with disabilities
from pursuing the same educational and life opportunities that their
classmates have. A report on the study, "Revisiting
Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities"
[.pdf] from the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO),
recommends that schools nationwide reassess the underlying assumptions
of their graduation requirements and ensure that students with disabilities
have sufficient opportunities to learn the material presented on
state exit exams.
The science of motion sickness
Tom Stoffregen's Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL)
research on motion sickness is featured
in an article on the
Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Web site, sponsored by
the National Science Foundation.
Men and women manage family businesses differently
If you're a family business owner, how you run that business
may well depend on whether your baby blanket was pink or blue. [Continue
reading "See how they run," UMNews]
Learning communities support first-generation students
The positive effects of a college diploma are many—from increased
income, professional mobility, and improved quality of life, to
good health. Yet for students whose parents’ highest level of education
is high school or less, finishing college is a challenge. [Continue
reading ResearchWorks]
Early-childhood intervention improves well-being through young
adulthood
Minority preschoolers from low-income families who participated
in a comprehensive school-based intervention fared better educationally,
socially and economically as they moved into young adulthood, according
to a report by University of Minnesota professors Arthur Reynolds
and Judy Temple. [Continue
reading UMNews]
Bigelow
began working with the Somali community as a volunteer in 2002.
Since then she has developed several distinct, yet interrelated,
strands of research regarding Somali adolescents. She has compared
oral second-language acquisition by individuals with print literacy
and those without. [