| Research Type: |
- Applied
- Translational Science
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| Age Group: |
- Infants/Toddlers (Birth to 3 year olds)
- Preschool aged (3 to 5 year olds)
- Early Elementary (5 to 8 year olds)
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| Population Focus |
- Healthcare/Mental Health Providers
- Professional Development Providers/Trainers/Coaches
- Special Education Systems/Service Providers
- Children with Special Needs/Developmental Delays
- Typically Developing Children/Students
- Dual Language Learners/English Language Learners
- Premature Infants
- Immigrants/Refugee Families
- Low Income Populations
- Parents/Families
- Children/Caregivers from Countries other than U.S.A.
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| Research Keywords |
- Motor and cognitive development
- Developmental Disabilities
- Play-based interventions
- Low-cost technologies
- User-centered design approach
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| Research Questions |
- How do early perceptual-motor experiences impact developmental outcomes in typically developing children compared to those at risk for motor delays?
- How do cultural factors shape parental practices and parent-child interactions, impacting children’s perceptual-motor and cognitive development?
- How do early play-based interventions and rehabilitation devices change developmental trajectories for children at risk for motor delays?
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| Research Approach |
- Quantitative methods
- Mixed methods
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| Designs & Methods |
- Case Studies
- Interventions
- Longitudinal Study
- Measurement Development
- Meta-Analysis
- Multilevel Modeling
- Psychometry/Psychometrics
- Small group/single case
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| Research Tools |
- Direct Child Assessments
- Interviews/Focus
- Observational Assessments
- Surveys/Questionnaires
- Video Footage
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| Research Content |
- Assessment/Measurement
- Cognitive Development/Executive Functioning
- Developmental Delays/Special Needs/Early Intervention
- Evaluation and Research Methods
- Family Engagement
- Physical Development
- Technology
- Parenting/Parent-child Relationship
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