Kevin F. Miller
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Location
Room 4116
Mailbox 1400
610 E. University Ave.
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1259
Kevin Miller’s research stems from two beliefs. The first is that in order to understand and improve education, we need to find better ways to make the experience of learners more visible and more prominent in every aspect of teaching. The second is that teaching and learning will be improved by focusing on understanding the processes of teaching and learning rather than the characteristics of teachers or learners.
His research involves using a mixture of methods, including video records and eyetracking to capture the cognitive processes of teachers and students in realistic educational settings. Much of his research involves cross-cultural comparisons between children growing up in China and the United States. Miller is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the American Educational Research Association, and the Psychonomic Society. He received his Ph.D. in child and school psychology from the University of Minnesota.
Courses
| Number | Course Name | Location | Days | |
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| EDUC 708 | Cognition and Instruction in the Classroom (PSYCH 708)
Prerequisites: Enforced. Restricted to doctoral students only. Advisory Prerequisite: EDUC 606 or equivalent. |
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| EDUC 715 | Special Topics in Education and Psychology
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. |
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| EDUC 359 | Growing Up in School – Education and Development from a Global Perspective
Counts toward Education for Empowerment Minor & Psychology Minor. Every society devotes substantial resources to shaping children's development, but there are important differences in how children enter into and experience education across cultures. These differences reveal what societies value, fear, and believe about learning and development. By comparing education in diverse societies, we identify both universal features of development and particular ways that different societies promote healthy, competent adults. This course examines how cultural values, family background, educational practices, and historical contexts create different pathways for human development from preschool through adolescence. |