Educational Psychology

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Three Neag School Graduate Programs Ranked Among the Top 25 in the Nation

The School has also been named a top 30 public graduate school of education by U.S. News & World Report for the 11th straight year

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‘Explore, Create, Lead’: The Science of a World-Class Honors Education

UConn’s Honors program is unique in the nation for its evidence-based curriculum and programming

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Neag School Researchers Seek to Use Innovative Methods and Analysis to Reimagine Special Education Policy

A two-day conference, sponsored by the Spencer Foundation, brought national experts to Storrs to outline and plan for a new QuantCrit policy center

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An Analysis of Special Education Outplacement in Connecticut

Researchers with the Neag School’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation prepared the following research brief regarding special education outplacement in Connecticut

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EPSY Scholars Program Empowers Neag School Students to Pursue Research, Professional Interests

The initiative provides each Ph.D. student recipient with four years of funding and helps recruit nationally competitive students to the Department of Educational Psychology

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Neag School Researcher Finds That Human Creativity Still Matters in an Age of AI

James C. Kaufman explores questions regarding AI’s impact on education, equity, and creative work across two new publications, one with a School of Fine Arts colleague

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Connection Matters in Coping With Campus Violence

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Sandra Chafouleas shares insights on helping loved ones who are dealing with campus violence

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New Developmental English Lexicon Database Reveals How Children Learn to Read

Co-created by Neag School faculty member Laura Steacy, the new resource rates the difficulty of nearly 10,000 English words and guides teachers on how to tailor instruction

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Twice is Nice: Feel Your Best Self Earns Second Finalist Spot in Kidscreen Awards

UConn Feel Your Best Self’s new animated shorts series has been nominated for best preschool digital series

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Neag School Welcomes New Endowed Chair in Educational Psychology

Matthew Lemberger-Truelove, an expert in counselor education, is the new Letitia Neag Morgan Chair for Educational Psychology