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Factors that influence pre-service teachers’ persistence (2017)
Journal Article
Kim, E., & Corcoran, R. P. (2018). Factors that influence pre-service teachers’ persistence. Teaching and Teacher Education, 70, 204-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2017.11.015

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd This study investigated the role of various factors in pre-service teachers’ persistence. Using a sample of U.S. pre-service teachers (N = 1365) from 256 institutions, the study explored the joint effect of predictors that influen... Read More about Factors that influence pre-service teachers’ persistence.

Effective universal school-based social and emotional learning programs for improving academic achievement: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 50?years of research (2017)
Journal Article
Corcoran, R. P., Cheung, A. C., Kim, E., & Xie, C. (2018). Effective universal school-based social and emotional learning programs for improving academic achievement: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 50?years of research. Educational Research Review, 25, 56-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2017.12.001

© 2017 This review explored the research regarding the effects of pre-K-12 school-based social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions on reading (N = 57,755), mathematics (N = 61,360), and science (N = 16,380) achievement. The review focused on r... Read More about Effective universal school-based social and emotional learning programs for improving academic achievement: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 50?years of research.

Preparing teachers’ to raise students’ mathematics learning (2017)
Journal Article
Corcoran, R. P. (2018). Preparing teachers’ to raise students’ mathematics learning. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 16(6), 1169-1185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-017-9819-1

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the ORIGO Stepping Stones program in a large suburban school district in the Midwestern U.S.. The sample included 11 elementary schools that implemented the program during the 2013–201... Read More about Preparing teachers’ to raise students’ mathematics learning.

How engaged are pre-service teachers in the United States? (2017)
Journal Article
Kim, E., & Corcoran, R. P. (2017). How engaged are pre-service teachers in the United States?. Teaching and Teacher Education, 66, 12-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2017.03.020

Using the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), findings are reported from the largest ever longitudinal study of engagement among pre-service teachers. Levels of engagement are investigated in 2013 (N = 1609) and 2016 (N = 1413) across 256 U... Read More about How engaged are pre-service teachers in the United States?.

Executive function during teacher preparation (2017)
Journal Article
Corcoran, R. P., & O'Flaherty, J. (2017). Executive function during teacher preparation. Teaching and Teacher Education, 63, 168-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2016.12.023

This three-year study examined executive function development during teacher preparation. The sample consisted of 231 students in spring at Time 1, 36 students at Time 2, and 109 students at Time 3. Results indicate a non-significant decrease in the... Read More about Executive function during teacher preparation.