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25.018 - An Overview of Recent Canadian Research in Educational Psychology

Sat, April 6, 8:00 to 10:00am, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Floor: 200 Level, Room 203A

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

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In this invited symposium, members of the Canadian Association for Educational Psychology will provide an introduction to the scope of the association. Members will then present summaries of current research projects that are being undertaken by members across the country. Topics include the examination of a universal school-based program for promoting mental health literacy; concept mapping of the experiences of pre-service teachers in the acquisition of inclusive classroom practices; an exploration of the relationships among beliefs, self-efficacy, organizational support, and the school journey with respect to differentiated instruction from the perspective of school administrators; furthering our understanding of anxiety as experienced by students in order to promote teachers’ capacities to improve the mental health experience of students; an examination of how students develop comprehension with text that contains both verbal and visual information; and an exploration of the current research regarding the role of teachers in bullying prevention.

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