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PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BRAIN SCIENCE

Department URLhttp://www.pbs.duke.edu/
Address9 Flowers Drive Box 90086Durham, NC 27708-0086United States
Department phone919-660-5708
Mean GRE scoresV=644, Q=722, A=743 (subj. test not req’d)
NotesGraduate Program: http://www.pbs.duke.edu/graduate.html
Research focuses on 4 interrelated areas:

Behavioral Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Development and Evolution
Contact InformationFonda Anthony, Assistant to the Dir. of Graduate Studies <fonda@psych.duke.edu>919-660-5640 […]

Variable window size: word, line,spacesBy using n pages, one for each manipulationDetermine current fixation locationDetermine condition & window sizeCopy the window to the main pageUse deadband as an approxy for fixation/saccade detection??
Assume PCXs are already created, and SEGs are […]

Building A Powerful Reading Program: From Research to Practice
Over the last two years California has seen a decline in the reading test scores of its students and increased concern among educators and parents, along with renewed interest and accelerated research […]

Adams, M.J. (1990). Beginning to read: Thinking and learning about print. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Au, K., Carroll, J., & Scheu, J. (1997). Balanced literacy instruction: A teacher�s resource book. Norwood, MA: Christopher Gordon.
Avery, C. (1993). And with a light touch: Learning about reading, writing, and […]

March 20, 1996

The Best of Both Worlds By Karen Diegmueller
Jack sits at his desk and ponders the worksheet exercises his teacher has handed out: Circle all the words on the page that contain the same “at” sound. After 20 minutes, Jack’s teacher collects the worksheets and hands […]

IRA & NAEYC Position Statement
Adopted May 1998
Overview of Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children
A joint position of the International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

This joint NAEYC/IRA position statement is endorsed by the following organizations: […]

Teachers who assess the individual development of language learners through frequent, naturalistic assessment promote self-awareness and self-diagnosis among students. Developmentally appropriate learning is the result.  

Researchers who specialize in language and literacy development have long pointed out that standardized, group […]

Media tend to distort research findings — they left the most interesting stuff behind, i.e., the process by which researchers get to their conclusions. Therefore, by simplying present (partial) findings/conclusions, they leave […]