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Papers and presentations from CiC project

research papers (articles and chapters)

  • Evans, N. & Jirout, J. (Under review). Children’s Creativity and Curiosity During Information-Seeking Tasks. Journal of Creativity.
  • Evans, N., Burke, R., Vitiello, V, & Zumbrunn, S., & Jirout, J. (Under review). Curiosity-promoting instruction: Frequency of occurrence and relation to motivation and student engagement. Journal for STEM Education Research.
  • Jirout, J. and *Matthews, S. (July, 2022). Developing intellectual character: An educational perspective on how uncertainty-driven curiosity can support learning. In R. Beghetto and G. Jaegger (Eds.) Uncertainty: A catalyst for creativity, learning and development. New York, NY: Springer.
  • Jirout, J., Ruzek, E., Vitiello, V., Whittaker, J. V., & Pianta, R. (Accepted pending minor revision). School enjoyment and the relation to the development of general knowledge. Child Development.
  • Jirout, J., Zumbrunn, S., *Evans, N., & Vitiello, V. (2022). Development and testing of the Curiosity in Classrooms Framework coding protocol. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.875161
  • Jirout, J., *Little, O. R., & *Carroll, M. (2022). Creating authentic engagement in online study participation for children. SAGE Research Methods. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529799477
  • Jirout, J. (2020). Supporting early scientific thinking through curiosity and question asking. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1717. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01717 
  • Jirout, J., & Klahr, D. (2020). Questions–And Some Answers–About Young Children’s Questions. Journal of Cognition and Development, 21(5), 729-753.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15248372.2020.1832492

Research presentation slide decks

  • ​Evans, N., Jirout, J., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (April, 2022). Developing Comfort with Uncertainty to Support Curiosity and Creativity. Paper presented at the AERA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
  • Jirout, J. & Evans, N. (April, 2022). Curiosity, Information Seeking, and Academic Courage: What influences the desire to learn in school contexts? Presentation given at the Cognitive Development Society Meeting, Pre-Conference Workshop: Balancing trust and skepticism in the times of fake news: The development of epistemic reasoning and intellectual humility, Madison, WI. 
  • Jirout, J. (April, 2022). Curious about curiosity: Rethinking the priorities of education. [Talk]. UVA School of Education and Human Development Lectureship Series, University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA.
  • Jirout, J. & Zumbrunn, S. (April, 2022). Teaching for curiosity: What the research says about using uncertainty and autonomy support to promote students’ engagement and learning. [Talk]. Workshop talk given at the Sabot Institute for Teaching and Learning Symposium. Online.
  • Scoville, J., Evans, N., & Jirout, J. (November, 2021). Perceptions of and experiences with curiosity in children. Poster presented at the Trends in Psychology Summit, Online.  
  • Jirout, J. (November, 2021). Curious about curiosity: Measuring children’s desire to know and the role of curiosity in education. [Talk]. UVA Cognitive Psychology Brownbag Series, University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA.
  • Jirout, J. (August, 2021). Promoting curiosity to promote learning: A study of curiosity and question-asking. [Talk]. EARLI SIG 5 Symposia on Creativity, Flexibility, and Curiosity. European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction. Online due to COVID19. (video)
  • Jirout, J., Zumbrunn, S., Vitiello, V. (May, 2021). Designing for Curiosity: Using Uncertainty and Autonomy Support to Promote Engagement and Learning. Workshop presented at the 8th Annual Innovations in Pedagogy Conference, Online.
  • Jirout, J., Ruzek, E., Vitiello, V., Whittaker, J., & Pianta, R. (2021, April). School Enjoyment and its Relation to the Development of General Knowledge. [Paper presentation]. SRCD Biennial Meeting, Online. (video)
  • Jirout, J. (March, 2021) Promoting Curiosity in the Classroom to Support Learning. Lecture at the LEAD Graduate School & Research Network. University of Tübingen.   
  • Jirout, J. (December, 2020). Supporting learning by supporting inquiry: The role of curiosity in education. Research presentation given during the School of Education and Human Development Faculty Meeting, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. 
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