SCIENCE DEEP & WIDE
New Grants & Projects
ETR’s research, evaluation and implementation projects
span a dynamic range of populations and issues.
This quarter, we’ve begun a number of exciting new projects and
partnerships. While distinct, each addresses the recent evolution
of ideas in education and health promotion.
Math & Family
ETR has won a 3-year grant from the National Science
Foundation to study how parent-child relationships influ-
ence, and are influenced by, Latino/a students’ beliefs
about and performance in math studies. Latino/a students
tend to underperform in mathematics. This research may
help identify elements of student, parent or teacher atti-
tudes and behaviors that can support more successful
learning. This “math pathways” project, a collaboration
with Florida Atlantic University, will focus on students’
attitudes and achievements during the crucial develop-
mental transition between elementary and middle school.
National Science Foundation
The Benefits of
Game Programming
ETR has won a 2-year grant from the National Science
Foundation to gather, analyze and synthesize current
research on the ways children benefit from computer game
programming. The project will examine how “benefit” is
conceptualized in the research, and identify common and
generalizable findings across the literature. Findings will
be shared with academic researchers, educators and pro-
gram developers and funders.
TO LEARN MORE, CONTACT:
Jill Denner, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
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