Educational Administration & Human Resource Development
Improving Latinx degree completion in Texas
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Latinx students are enrolling at historically high levels. Although enrollment is high, scholars find that degree completion rates are low, especially for Latinx male students.
Teaching history through theater positively impacts student learning outcomes
With mounting accountability pressures from standardized testing and limited resources for arts and humanities instruction, arts and cultural field trips are lower priority in U.S. K-12 schools.
Educational Psychology
How a grant will address gaps in adolescent mental health access in Brazos Valley
A new grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration awarded to Dr. Carly McCord at Texas A&M University looks to reduce a shortage of adolescent mental health professionals by providing necessary funding and training.
$2.4M Grant to benefit Texas high school students with disabilities
The Texas Workforce Commission recently awarded $2.4 million to Dr. Dan Zhang, professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, to implement work-based learning programs in selected high schools.
Health & Kinesiology
What to know about returning to school in the fall under new public health guidelines
New guidance from public health officals sets guidelines for students and teachers return to school in the Fall.
How a grant will address gaps in adolescent mental health access in Brazos Valley
A new grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration awarded to Dr. Carly McCord at Texas A&M University looks to reduce a shortage of adolescent mental health professionals by providing necessary funding and training.
How otters’ muscles enable their cold aquatic life
Sea otters are the smallest marine mammal. As cold-water dwellers, staying warm is a top priority, but their dense fur only goes so far. We have long known that high metabolism generates the heat they need to survive, but we didn’t know how they were producing the heat — until now.
Teaching, Learning & Culture
Project-based learning activities in high school increase women’s interest in STEM
In the United States, many students, especially women, do not pursue STEM because their interest in it is not fostered and the content is not tailored to their interests. In 2017, the number of STEM job openings outnumbered the amount of available graduates.
A study of English language learners’ spelling will help develop intelligent tutoring systems
Dr. Kay Wijekumar, alongside a team of researchers, recently published a study analyzing ELLs and their writing. She said the study is part of a broader scope to find challenges facing native Spanish-speaking English learners and ways to address them.
