UROP Project
Building Foundations: A Case Study of Developmentally Appropriate Practice Through Construction Play in Preschool
teaching, best practice,
Research Mentor: Lori Beth Walter-Carro, his her
Department, College, Affiliation: Early Childhood Education, Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Contact Email: lbw17@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor):
Research Assistant Supervisor Email:
Faculty Collaborators:
Faculty Collaborators Email:
Department, College, Affiliation: Early Childhood Education, Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Contact Email: lbw17@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor):
Research Assistant Supervisor Email:
Faculty Collaborators:
Faculty Collaborators Email:
Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: education, child development, open
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: No, the project is remote Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 7, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
Not participating in the roundtable
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: education, child development, open
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: No, the project is remote Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 7, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
Not participating in the roundtable
Project Description
To describe children’s experiences and teacher’s use of construction play in an authentic classroom setting. This case study seeks to describe how one school utilizes construction play to facilitate student learning in the preschool context. Using observation, interviews and document analysis, we will create an in-depth picture of how the classroom setting, curriculum, teacher and children come together to foster learning across learning domains.Research Tasks: editing, data analysis,
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Critical thinking, basic computer skills,