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Overview

Eileen Wood is affiliated with Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and has a research focus predominantly in the social sciences, with substantial contributions in education, sociology and political science, information systems, developmental and educational psychology, and social psychology.

Their work extensively explores the intersections of technology and human development, with main topics including child development and digital technology, education and technology integration, the impact of technology on adolescents, ICT in developing communities, online and blended learning, innovative teaching and learning methods, and reading and literacy development.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Examining joint parent-child interactions involving infants and toddlers when introducing mobile technology (2021) published in Infant Behavior and Development
  • Investigating the impacts of personality on the use and perceptions of online collaborative platforms in higher education (2021) published in SN Social Sciences
  • Examining Parent-Child Spatial Play Interaction Using Traditional Toys and Touch Screen Tablets (2020) published in Parenting
  • Collaborative group work: university students' perceptions and experiences before and during COVID-19 (2023) published in SN Social Sciences
  • Workshop Training to Facilitate Parent-Child Instructional Opportunities for Reading and Social Development with Kindergarten Students (2020) published in Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Eileen Wood has coauthored extensively with a group of frequent collaborators, including Alexandra Gottardo, Joanne Lee, Anne Wade, Nicola Urquhart, and Rose Iminza.

They have published multiple times in the following venues:

  • SN Social Sciences (3 publications)
  • Journal of Research in Childhood Education (2 publications)
  • The Dialog A Journal for Inclusive Early Childhood Professionals (2 publications)
  • Infant Behavior and Development (1 publication)
  • Parenting (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Identifying discriminating variables between teachers who fully integrate computers and teachers with limited integration

    Julie Mueller;Eileen Wood;Teena Willoughby;Craig Ross

  • Examining the impact of off-task multi-tasking with technology on real-time classroom learning

    Eileen Wood;Lucia Zivcakova;Petrice Gentile;Karin Archer

  • All about me: Disclosure in online social networking profiles: The case of FACEBOOK

    Amanda Nosko;Eileen Wood;Seija Molema

  • Encouraging Mindful Use of Prior Knowledge: Attempting to Construct Explanatory Answers Facilitates Learning

    Michael Pressley;Eileen Wood;Vera E. Woloshyn;Vicki Martin

  • Generation and precision of elaboration: Effects on intentional and incidental learning.

    Michael Pressley;Mark A. McDaniel;James E. Turnure;Eileen Wood

  • Teachers’ Perceptions: barriers and supports to using technology in the classroom

    Eileen Wood;Julie Mueller;Teena Willoughby;Jacqueline Specht

  • A primer of research on cognitive strategy instruction: The important issues and how to address them

    Michael Pressley;Vera Woloshyn;Linda M. Lysynchuk;Vicky Martin

  • Elaborative interrogation effects on children's learning of factual content.

    Eileen Wood;Michael Pressley;Philip H. Winne

  • Examining the effectiveness of technology use in classrooms: A tertiary meta-analysis.

    Karin Archer;Robert Savage;Sukhbinder Sanghera-Sidhu;Eileen Wood

  • Predicting Coercive Sexual Behavior Across the Lifespan in a Random Sample of Canadian Men

    Charlene Y. Senn;Serge Desmarais;Norine Verberg;Eileen Wood

  • Parent Scaffolding of Young Children When Engaged with Mobile Technology

    Eileen Wood;Marjan Petkovski;Domenica De Pasquale;Alexandra Gottardo

  • Exploring similarities and differences between online and offline friendships: The role of attachment style

    Vanessa M. Buote;Eileen Wood;Michael Pratt

  • The impact of parenting experience on gender stereotyped toy play of children

    Eileen Wood;Serge Desmarais;Sara Gugula

  • Integrating Computer Technology in Early Childhood Education Environments: Issues Raised by Early Childhood Educators

    Eileen Wood;Jacqueline Specht;Teena Willoughby;Julie Mueller

  • Elaborative Interrogation Facilitates Adult Learning of Factual Paragraphs

    Vera E. Woloshyn;Teena Willoughby;Eileen Wood;Michael Pressley

  • A (Pan-Canadian) Cluster Randomized Control Effectiveness Trial of the ABRACADABRA Web-Based Literacy Program.

    Robert Savage;Philip C. Abrami;Noella Piquette;Eileen Wood

  • Use of Computer Input Devices by Older Adults

    Eileen Wood;Teena Willoughby;Alice Rushing;Lisa Bechtel

  • Sources of Information about Dating and Their Perceived Influence on Adolescents

    Eileen Wood;Charlene Y. Senn;Serge Desmarais;Laura Park

  • Children's Learning in a Digital World

    Eileen Wood;Teena Willoughby

  • What happens when university students try to answer prequestions that accompany textbook material

    Michael Pressley;Robbi Tanenbaum;Mark A McDaniel;Eileen Wood

  • Examining students' retrospective memories of strategy development.

    Eileen Wood;Mary Motz;Teena Willoughby

Frequent Co-Authors

Teena Willoughby
Teena Willoughby Brock University
Robert Savage
Robert Savage York University
Charlene Y. Senn
Charlene Y. Senn University of Windsor
Michael Pressley
Michael Pressley Michigan State University
Philip H. Winne
Philip H. Winne Simon Fraser University
Letitia Anne Peplau
Letitia Anne Peplau University of California, Los Angeles
Michael W. Pratt
Michael W. Pratt University of California, San Diego
N. Kenneth Sandnabba
N. Kenneth Sandnabba Åbo Akademi University
Phillip R. Shaver
Phillip R. Shaver University of California, Davis
Delroy L. Paulhus
Delroy L. Paulhus University of British Columbia

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