College of Education
Cynthia Griffin Research Group
Led by Cynthia Griffin · Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
What we study
The Griffin Lab studies how teachers' math knowledge and teaching methods affect students' learning, especially those with disabilities. Research involves analyzing classroom practices and teacher training programs.
What working here is like
- Human participants
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Prime Online
Investigates how teacher content knowledge impacts student math learning in inclusive classrooms.
Project COMPUTE
Explores teacher education programs to improve math instruction for struggling learners.
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Recent papers, explained
- Linking Response to Intervention and Identification of a Specific Learning Disability
2023 · Journal of Disability Policy Studies
Analyzed trends in U.S. state and national enrollment of students with specific learning disabilities over 15 years, finding significant differences between states and decreases in enrollment over time.
- Special Education Teacher Preparation
2023 · Routledge eBooks
Discusses the future of special education teacher preparation research.
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- Exploring online learning modules for teaching universal design for learning (UDL): preservice teachers’ lesson plan development and implementation
2021 · Journal of Education for Teaching International Research and Pedagogy
Taught preservice teachers online modules on Universal Design for Learning, improving their ability to design and implement lesson plans in diverse settings.
- Mathematics Interventions for Adolescents with Mathematics Difficulties: A Meta–Analysis
2021 · Learning Disabilities Research and Practice
Synthesized findings from 45 studies on mathematics interventions for secondary students with difficulties, showing a moderately large cumulative effect size of 0.52.
- Creating Opportunities for Struggling Mathematics Learners in Inclusive Schools
2021 · Routledge eBooks
Reviewed literature on mathematics instruction in inclusive schools, focusing on Response to Intervention and factors affecting student performance, to recommend future research and policy.
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