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The Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) is home to multidisciplinary research on human learning and education. Our research spans a wide range from the neural bases of learning and memory, through literacy, language, reasoning, and STEM learning, the social and developmental contexts that affect educational attainment and equity, and to large-scale efforts for educational improvement. We are pleased to share some of our research with the University of Pittsburgh community and the wider learning and educational sciences communities through these occasional reports.
LRDC Research News is prepared by Elizabeth Rangel, LRDC Director of Communications. See the LRDC website for more on Center research.
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Unlocking the Benefits of Gender Diversity
Classroom gender diversity, defined as the proportion of women in the class, is crucial to high-quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning. Kevin Binning and his colleagues posit that the benefits of gender diversity are dependent on the social contexts that influence intergroup interaction. Read the article summary.
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Investigating Literacy Acquisition in Adults
The acquisition of literacy skills does not simply end in childhood; new words are acquired throughout the lifespan. Anna Chrabaszcz and her colleagues explore how adults acquire unfamiliar words through reading exposure. Read a sumary of this research.
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Director Perfetti to Step Down
After 16 years leading the Learning Research and Development Center, Charles Perfetti has decided to step down as LRDC director in August 2024. More on Dr. Perfetti in the University Times article.
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Thank You for Your Generosity
Thank you for your generous support for the 2024 Pitt Day of Giving. We raised more than $6000, a nice increase over last year's $4300 and handily met Chuck Perfetti's generous $1000 challenge. All funds raised will go to LRDC student initiatives.
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Eichelberger Memorial
A memorial service for Tony Eichelberger, influential scholar in the field of education research and former LRDC faculty member, will be held in Heinz Chapel on May 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. Read more about Dr. Eichelberger in his obituary.
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Blatt, L.R., Delale-O’Connor, L. A., Binning, K. R., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2024). School segregation and social processes that shape early and middle childhood development. Educational Psychologist.
Fang, X., & Perfetti, C.A. (2023). Consolidation improves the learning of new meanings for known words but not necessarily their integration into semantic memory. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience.
Getty, D., J., Wei, X., & Chen, L. (2024). Independent semantic and syntactic representations in L2 mandarin learners: Evidence from structural priming. Education Science.
Chung, M. K., Azizi, T., Hanson, J. L., Alexander, A. L., Pollak, S. D., & Davidson, R. J. (2023). Altered topological structure of the brain white matter in maltreated children through topological data analysis. Network Neuroscience.
Kahhale, I., Hanson, J. L, Raine, A. & Byrd, A. L. (2024). Associations between subtypes of empathy and aggression in high-risk adolescents. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.
Koch, G. E., & Coutanche, M. N. (2024). Context reinstatement requires a schema relevant virtual environment to benefit object recall. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.
Gu, C., Peng, Y., Nastase, S. A., Mayer, R. E., & Li, P. (2024). Onscreen presence of instructors in video lectures affects learners’ neural synchrony and visual attention during multimedia learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Find the brainpost summary here. (Dr. Ping Li is an LRDC Board of Visitors member, and Professor, Information Sciences & Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lowry, D., Page, L. C., Nurshatayeva, A., & Iriti, J. (2024). Subtraction by addition: Do private scholarship awards lead to financial aid displacement?. Economics of Education Review.
McGregor, R., Leyva, D., & Libertus, M. E. (2023). Identifying parental math talk styles and relations to child talk and skills. Cognitive Development.
Miller, P., Blatt, L., Hunter-Rue, D., Barry, K. R., Jamal-Orozco, N., Hanson, J. L., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2024). Economic hardship and adolescent behavioral outcomes: Within- and between-family associations. Development and Psychopathology.
Nokes-Malach, T. J., Fraundorf, S. H., Caddick, Z. A., & Rottman, B. M. (2023). Cognitive perspectives on maintaining physicians’ medical expertise: V. Using a motivational framework to understand the benefits and costs of testing. Cognitive Research: Principles & Implications.
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