Ready, steady, go: Infant motor development and cognition. This project aims to examine the changes in and relationships between cognition and motoric abilities during infancy. The project will utilise well-established and innovative measures of memory flexibility and motor development to generate new knowledge about the complex relationship between action, perception, and cognition. The expected outcomes will provide significant benefits such as increased scientific and public knowledge on earl ....Ready, steady, go: Infant motor development and cognition. This project aims to examine the changes in and relationships between cognition and motoric abilities during infancy. The project will utilise well-established and innovative measures of memory flexibility and motor development to generate new knowledge about the complex relationship between action, perception, and cognition. The expected outcomes will provide significant benefits such as increased scientific and public knowledge on early development and an evidence base on the normal stages of infant development, relevant for health policy.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE210101881
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$407,390.00
Summary
Building STEM capacity through literacy engagement in spatial reasoning. This project aims to improve boys and girls' spatial reasoning in preschool (when gender differences emerge) by utilizing an activity that both genders equally access: book reading. Spatial reasoning is critical to achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This project will address disproportionate outcomes in spatial reasoning and STEM achievement, particularly among females, by identifying ef ....Building STEM capacity through literacy engagement in spatial reasoning. This project aims to improve boys and girls' spatial reasoning in preschool (when gender differences emerge) by utilizing an activity that both genders equally access: book reading. Spatial reasoning is critical to achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This project will address disproportionate outcomes in spatial reasoning and STEM achievement, particularly among females, by identifying effective kinds of spatial learning opportunities for the preschool context. Expected outcomes include an innovative approach to improving spatial reasoning through literacy engagement. This provides significant benefits by creating pathways into STEM and informing targeted interventions.Read moreRead less
Enhancing language learning via auditory training and parent-infant interaction. This project aims to improve adult language learning. Most adults struggle to pronounce foreign speech, because their native processing skills cannot process foreign sounds. During infancy, native sound perception is tuned through listening to variants of speech sounds while interacting with care-givers. This project aims to show that adults can reprogram their processing skills if placed in the rich environment ava ....Enhancing language learning via auditory training and parent-infant interaction. This project aims to improve adult language learning. Most adults struggle to pronounce foreign speech, because their native processing skills cannot process foreign sounds. During infancy, native sound perception is tuned through listening to variants of speech sounds while interacting with care-givers. This project aims to show that adults can reprogram their processing skills if placed in the rich environment available to infants. Rigorous testing will show whether auditory training improves processing of foreign speech sounds in adults and children and leads to successful understanding and pronunciation of foreign words. This project could benefit many Australian monolingual families who have not fully engaged with neighbouring cultures due to a language barrier.Read moreRead less