Stephen F. Austin State University
Department of Elementary Education
Research Associate Grants
Morrine T. Perkins Research Associate Recipient: Tracey Covington Hasbun Title: The Effectiveness of Shared Reading Interventions with Families of Hispanic Prekindergarten Students Research Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of Shared Reading interventions on Spanish-speaking parents’ attitudes towards reading aloud with their children and on the vocabulary scores of the children. Wilma Perkins Jorgensen Research Associate Recipient: Erica S. Dillard Title: Examining the Effects of Embedding Mathematics Content in Early Childhood Education Courses on EC-6 Teachers’ Mathematics Beliefs and Content Knowledge Research Project: The purpose of this study is to examine how EC-6 teacher candidates’ past schooling and teacher education experiences influence their attitudes and beliefs about the teaching and learning of mathematics, in addition to, their content knowledge base for mathematics. The investigation will focus on how beliefs and content knowledge evolve over time. Recipient: Dr. Hope E. Wilson Title: A Mediational Model of Early School Readiness Research Purpose: The purpose of this study is to construct and test a model to predict early school readiness using background characteristics, parental factors, and early educational experiences of young children. Specifically, the study will model how parental factors and early educational experiences mediate the relationship between background and school readiness. Cheryl Athey Research Associate Grant Recipients: Dr. Stephen Josephson/Dr. Jannah Nerren/Dr. Hope E. Wilson Title: Development of Teacher
Candidate Dispositions Instrument Research Purpose: The purpose of the study is to develop a reliable and valid instrument with which to measure preservice teachers’ dispositions using both quantitative and qualitative methodology.
Jerry Bryce Blackwell Research Associate Grant Recipients: Dr. Carolyn Davis/Dr. Vikki Boatman/Dr. Kimberly Welsh Title: Stephen F. Austin State University Lab Setting Excellence: Distinguishing Practices Research Purpose: The purpose of the project is to write a book that reviews the history of lab setting development connected to SFASU’s College of Education and reveals the findings surrounding the ten distinguishing practices gleaned during the year one study. | Research Professorship Margaret Hoover Perkins Research Professorship Recipient: Dr. Carolyn Abel, Dr. Jannah Nerren Title: Impact of Professional Development Training in Indirect Language Stimulation Techniques on English Language Development in Head Start 3-year-old ESL Students. Research Purpose: The primary purpose of the study is to test the impact of indirect language stimulation techniques on low SES 3-year-old ESL preschoolers’ English language development when their teachers integrate these techniques into their regular daily classroom instruction. The following year, these 3-year-olds will move into 4-year-old trained teachers’ classrooms and will continue to be studied. Link to Research Update: http://www.education.sfasu.edu/ele/classes/abel/language/ResearchUPDATE.ppt |