Reforms in K-12 science education and their implications for PreK teaching, make this a
critical time for developing a unified vision for early childhood science education. The goal of …

Culture has mostly been neglected in mainstream educational psychology research. In this
paper, we argued for the need to cultivate a cultural imagination and provided seven key …

This study investigated the effectiveness of the Model of Reading Engagement (MORE), a
content literacy intervention, on first graders' science domain knowledge, reading …

Early scientific thinking in kindergarten (6-year-olds) was investigated in a large study
involving 227 participants. We investigated (1) whether individual differences across 3 …

Parents play a pivotal role in introducing their children to science, but little is known about
the nature of an early science-related home learning environment. This study examines …

A negative correlation between mathematics performance and mathematics anxiety (MA)
has been identified in students of varying ages. However, little is known as to whether this …

We developed a sustained content literacy intervention that emphasized building domain
and topic knowledge from Grade 1 to Grade 2 and evaluated transfer effects on students' …

This study examined the impact of a project-based learning module on young children's
scientific practices in urban and Indigenous areas. The module was developed by drawing …

Abstract Young children, ages 5–6 years, develop first beliefs about science and themselves
as science learners, and these beliefs are considered important precursors of children's …

Despite increasing emphasis in the United States on promoting student engagement and
achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, the …