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Educational Psychology Faculty:A's
Carolyn Anderson
Professor
Measurements in the social and behavioral sciences are often discrete (e.g., highest degree earned, response option selected on a survey or test, career choice). My research lies at the intersection of statistical models for multivariate discrete data and psychometrics. My current focus is on models with latent variable interpretations, including item response theory models, discrete choice models, and their formulations as generalized linear and non-linear (mixed) models (i.e., HLM, and GLMMS).more information...
Richard Anderson
Professor
I currently have two active programs of research. The first is comparative analysis of learning to read alphabetic and nonalphabetic languages, especially English and Chinese. The second examines children's intellectual and social development in the context of free-flowing open-format discussions.more information...
Thomas Anderson
Professor Emeritus
My past research has focused on how children learn to read and study expository text, especially science text. I am currently investigating the techniques, especially peer mediation, that students and teacher can use to resolve interpersonal and intragroup conflict in the school setting. My goal is to develop and implement and evaluate the effects of a "peaceable" school, e.g., one that is eager to get beyond the restrictions of a discipline system which emphasizes punishment and various other sanctions.more information...