This research theme is concerned with the social and cognitive development in children and adolescents, with a particular focus on learning and development in a social context. Research being conducted in this area includes:

• Learning at home: Covering areas including parental scaffolding, mental state talk, and home literacy.
• Learning at school: Exploring achievement motivation, learning from others, children’s developing reading abilities, and special education needs.
• Young people and technology: Examining the use of touchscreens with toddlers, and the adoption and use of educational technology with children.
• Social Behaviour and Understanding: Examining prosocial behaviour (including helping, sharing, and peer interaction between children) and social understanding (including attentional and metacognitive processes) in typical development and autism.

Group Members:

• Dr Lance Slade
• Dr Amanda Carr
• Dr Julia Ulber
• Dr Erika Nurmsoo
• Dr Ekaterina Cooper
• Sharon Good
• Kirstin Holsey
• Rebecca Croll

PhD students:

• Sharon Good
• Kirstin Holsey
• Rebecca Croll