Determining how context shapes children's executive function performance.
Dana Miller-Cotto, Professor
Education
Open. Apprentices needed for the spring semester. Enter your application online beginning January 17th. The deadline to apply is Monday, January 27th, 4 p.m..
Executive function, or our ability to hold information in mind, ignore distractions, and shift between goals, predicts many important outcomes in life, including educational outcomes and social development. Research indicates that there are differences in how children display executive function skills across race/ethnicity and socio-economic status. There is still much to learn about how these differences emerge.
Role: For this project, we are hoping to work with kindergarten-aged children and assess their executive function skills in schools. Research apprentices will be expected to 1)learn how to administer executive function assessments on an iPad, 2) travel to local schools to work one on one with kindergarten children for 20 minutes each and collect their performance information, 3) save this information on our laptops in the lab 4) ensure that data are safely stored and updated as new data comes in. Research apprentices will learn how to work with young children, administer assessments, and learn how cognitive development research. There also may be opportunities to present research if apprentices work with our research group long-term.
Qualifications: Applicants would be expected to 1) be highly motivated, 2) have attention to detail and be able to learn processes quickly, 3) experience working with young children is not required but a plus, and 4) have the ability to travel to schools for data collection. If rideshare is required to get to data collection sites, all research apprentices will be reimbursed for their travel.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Josh Medrano
Hours: 9-11 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: Multiple elementary schools in Berkeley.
Education, Cognition & Psychology