Education undergrads win at Spring Research Expo

More than 20 undergraduates participated in educational research projects in Purdue University’s 2024 Spring Undergraduate Research Conference. Three won poster awards and three more won awards for virtual presentations.

(l) First place in the College of Ed: Anshi Shastry; (r ) Second place in the College of Ed:
Braiden Doane and Rachel Durham (Photos provided)

Posters

First place: Anshi Shastry
Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceived Relevance of Scenarios Reflecting Motivational Challenges during Field-Based Experiences
Mentors: Toni Rogat, Hyeree Cho

Second place: Braiden Doane, Rachel Durham
How Can ‘Science of Reading’ Be Culturally Responsive?
Mentors: Inna Abramova

Third place: Bronwyn Rigsby
Elementary Teachers’ Mathematics Curricular Reasoning: Connecting Instructional Decisions to Curricular Knowledge, Vision, and Trust
Mentors: Jill Newton, Doris Fulwider, Bima Sapkota

Research Talks/Virtual Presentations

First place: Teagan Drumm, Lauren Spedale
Impact of Freedom School At Purdue For Students K-5
Mentors: Breanya Hogue, Youli Mantzicopoulos

Second place: Riley Tague, Elaine Huang
Family Engagement: Reflecting on the Importance of Building Positive Relationships
Mentors: Jennifer Smith, David Ray Miranda, Jasmine Begeske

Third place: Nicholas Cline
A Metanalysis over Autism Spectrum Disorder and Math Word Problem Intervention
Mentor: Yan Ping Xin

The Expo took place April 9-16, 2024. Congratulations to all of the educational research participants!

More info: Expo program/schedule and Expo abstract booklet

Source: Office of Undergraduate Research https://www.purdue.edu/undergrad-research/conferences/spring/archive/past-winners.php