Cognition & Emotion Laboratory

08/02/2023

Are you looking for a fun, one-time activity to do with your 8-10 year old child? Our research team is recruiting parent-child dyads to participate in our latest study! Check out the poster below to sign up and learn more. Please note that, should you choose to participate in the study at the University of Ottawa, free parking will be included.

11/16/2022

Congratulations to our director, Dr. Erin Maloney, and the University of Winnipeg's Dr. Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk, for publishing their first children's book on combatting math anxiety titled, "Peyton & Charlie Challenge Math"! The book also features illustrations from one of our graduate students, Fraulein Retanal, in collaboration with one of our volunteers, Rodger Retanal, and has been edited by our lab manager, Elora Wales. Please note that we have opted to list our book at the minimum price set by Amazon to make the book most accessible and to ensure that we do not earn any royalties. Please click the following link to purchase a paperback copy of the book: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738701409

We appreciate your support!

08/30/2022

Juste à temps pour la rentrée des classes - un nouveau vidéo sur l'anxiété des mathématiques, réalisé par notre laboratoire à Sciences sociales UOttawa Social Sciences!

Qu'est-ce que l'anxiété des mathématiques et comment pouvez-vous aider ? Ce vidéo fournit des conseils et des astuces, fondés sur des données probantes, aux enseignants, aux parents et aux élèves. Un excellent point de départ pour la discussion !

Regardez la vidéo ici :
https://erinmaloneyca.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/math-anxiety-video-w-voicover.mp4

08/30/2022

Just in time for back to school - a new math anxiety resource video out from our laboratory at the
Sciences sociales UOttawa Social Sciences!
What is math anxiety and how can you help? This video provides evidence-based tips and tricks for teachers, parents, and students. Great discussion starter!

Watch the video here:
https://erinmaloneyca.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/math-anxiety-video-w-voicover.mp4

02/22/2021

Dear parents, one of our partner labs (the uOttawa Language Development Lab) is seeking 13-18 month old monolingual and English-French bilingual infants for a short 20 minute online Zoom study on language learning. Check out their post to learn more and feel free to share with anyone who may be interested!

For inquiries, you can email them at [email protected], and to register to be contacted for future studies you are welcome to fill out our online form on our website at: https://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/childhood.../participate

Thank you and take care!

Calling all parents! Participate in a fun activity with your baby and contribute to science from the comfort of your home!

We are looking for babies aged 13-18 months to participate in an exciting new study at the University of Ottawa. Our study is fun and informative and aims to examine how bilingual and monolingual babies learn language. If you have little learners at home that would like to take part in this educational experience, we invite you to sign up at our website, https://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/ldl/participate.

Participation involves a one-time virtual visit with our researchers on Zoom. The activity will take about 15 minutes. We have both weekday and weekend appointments available.

If you know any families who might be interested, please share this post!

For inquiries, please contact our team at [email protected] or [email protected].

06/08/2020

UPDATE: A new survey link has been created! Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many parents have been unexpectedly thrust into the role of a homeschool teacher (in addition to several other roles). As researchers passionate about improving education, we are working to understand how this sudden change has impacted how children are learning math and language arts at home. Your participation today will help provide insights into parents' homework helping behaviours and the homework environments of their children who are currently in junior kindergarten to grade 8 in an Ontario school, during this unprecedented situation.

We are seeking residents of Ontario who are parents of school-aged children (JK to grade 8) and are fluent in English or French. Your participation will consist of completing a 20 minute -long online questionnaire in which you will be asked to complete a questionnaire related to your child’s math and language arts homework, as well as some demographic questions and questions about your attitudes towards math and language arts. These tasks are not designed to be difficult or stressful.

As compensation for your participation, you will have the choice to receive a $5.00 gift card via e-mail from one of the following: Amazon, Indigo or Starbucks.

If you are interested in participating in our study, please go to the following link and complete this survey: http://uottawapsy.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bar95gaPGWCuAO9

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À la lumière de la pandémie de COVID-19, de nombreux parents ont été inopinément placées dans le rôle d’un enseignant à domicile (en plus de plusieurs autres rôles). En tant que chercheurs passionnés par l’amélioration de l’éducation, nous cherchons à comprendre comment ce changement soudain influence la façon dont les enfants apprennent les mathématiques et les arts du langage à la maison. Votre participation aujourd’hui aidera à donner un aperçu des comportements d’aide aux devoirs des parents et de l’environnement des devoirs de leurs enfants, pendant cette situation sans précédent.

Nous recherchons des résidents de l’Ontario qui sont des parents d’enfants d’âge scolaire (de la maternelle à la 8e année) et qui parlent couramment l’anglais ou le français. Votre participation consistera à remplir un questionnaire en ligne de 20 minutes dans lequel il vous sera demandé de remplir un questionnaire relatif aux devoirs de mathématiques et d’arts du langage de votre enfant, ainsi que des questions sur vos attitudes à l’égard de ces sujets. Ces tâches ne sont pas conçues pour être difficiles ou stressantes.

Afin de vous remercier pour votre participation, vous serez rémunéré par une carte-cadeau de 5,00 $ de votre choix, soit Amazon, Indigo ou Starbucks, qui vous sera envoyé par courriel électronique.

Si vous êtes intéressé à participer à cette étude, veuillez cliquer sur le lien suivant et remplir le sondage : http://uottawapsy.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bar95gaPGWCuAO9

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10/20/2019

We are seeking parents and their children in grades 5-7. If you fit these criteria, then you may be eligible to participate in one of our studies. For more information, please click the link below or contact us via direct message, e-mail, or telephone!

By filling out this form, you and your child are not yet committed to participating in this research project. You are simply giving permission to our team of researchers to contact you about your potential interest in participating.

09/10/2019

Follow the link below to see tutoring services that the Ontario government offers!
Suivez le lien ci-dessous pour voir les services de tutorat offerts par le gouvernement de l’Ontario!

Tutoring programs for students

09/09/2019

Anxiety can make you bad at math - Professor Erin Maloney interviewed by CBC

Math anxiety can hijack a student's brain causing them to underperform in class, but study strategies can help.

09/09/2019

Meet the members of our team!

06/26/2019

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Meet our team!

Pictured below with Dr. Erin Maloney are our PhD students Genevieve Trudel, Andie Storozuk, Michela DiStefano, and our lab manager, Fraulein Retanal.

For more information about our team see our Members album in our photos!
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Rencontrer notre équipe!

Présenté ci-dessous avec Dre Erin Maloney nous retrouvons nos étudiantes au doctorat, soit Geneviève Trudel, Andie Storozuk, Michela DiStefano et la gérante du laboratoire, Fraulein Retanal.

Pour plus d’informations au sujet de notre équipe, rendez-vous à notre album photo intitulé Members/Membres!

06/07/2019

We are seeking parents and their 3-4 year-old children, as well as parents and their children in grades 5-7. If you fit these criteria, then you may be eligible to participate in one of our studies. For more information, please contact us via direct message, e-mail, or telephone!

Send a message to learn more