University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Educational Psychology

Enright receives international Expanded Reason Award for groundbreaking forgiveness work

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UW–Madison’s Robert Enright is receiving a 2019 Expanded Reason Award in recognition of his pioneering work on the power of forgiveness. This international award from the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria in Madrid, Spain, and the Vatican Foundation Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI, recognizes extraordinary teachers and researchers. The recognition utilizes an international panel of seven judges who examine books …

UW-Madison’s Kaplan named research affiliate at Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories

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UW-Madison’s David Kaplan was named a research affiliate at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) located in Bamberg, Germany. Kaplan is the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. According to the institute’s website, “…LIfBi at the University of Bamberg aims to promote longitudinal studies in educational research …

School of Education graduate students receive Global Health Institute awards

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This year, three graduate students with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have received Global Health Institute awards and grants. Niu Yanzhuo, a graduate student with the Department of Educational Psychology, received a Graduate Student Research Award for her project, “Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror, Am I Attractive: The Effect of Auto-Beauty Filters on College Female …

UW–Madison researchers secure grants to study mental health interventions in schools

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A team of researchers from UW–Madison was recently awarded two grants to examine brief mental health interventions that are designed for use in schools. An overarching goal of these projects, which are funded via the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), is to test strategies that schools can use to support students …

UW-Madison’s Enright invited to speak at annual Spielberger EMPathy Symposium

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UW-Madison’s Robert Enright has been invited to represent Division 3 (Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science) of the American Psychological Association (APA) at the annual Spielberger EMPathy Symposium on Aug. 9 in Chicago. Each year, three distinguished and prominent individuals are invited to talk and exchange ideas on the themes of Empathy, Motivation, and …

UW-Madison alum Eilers launches new education planning software

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UW-Madison alumna Angie Eilers has recently launched a software company, UR Turn, that is targeted at education planning for middle and high school students. Eilers earned her master’s from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology in 1992, and later received her Ph.D. from the School’s Department Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 1998. …

Review of Higher Education publishes new study from UW-Madison’s Wang, Lee

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A new study from UW-Madison’s Xueli Wang and Seo Young Lee examines the psychometric properties of a new survey measuring factors of STEM student transfers from two- to four-year colleges. Measuring factors include things like initial attitudes toward math and science, self-efficacy in math and science, active learning, and transfer oriented interaction. This study was …

Kaplan receives grant from IES to further Bayesian statistical work on large-scale educational assessments

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UW-Madison’s David Kaplan recently received an $800,000 grant from the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) to develop and adapt the method of Bayesian dynamic borrowing to large-scale assessment programs, such as the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). The co-PI on the project is Jianshen Chen, who …

UW-Madison’s Hirshberg, Rau, and Smith named NAEd/Spencer Fellows

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The National Academy of Education (NAEd) announced the recipients of the 2019 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships, and this year three people with ties to UW-Madison’s School of Education are receiving these highly competitive awards. Matthew Hirshberg and Martina Rau were named NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows, while Ashley Smith is receiving an NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship. “The …

Study indicates students may learn better in mixed-gender groups

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Students may learn more in mixed-gender groups than when they work solely with members of their own gender, a study released by a group of researchers with UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research indicates. The study was led by UW-Madison’s Sadhana Puntambekar, who is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. Preliminary results of …