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Employment (3)

University of Virginia: Charlottesville, VA, US

2016-08-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Curry School of Education, EDLF)
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Jamie Jirout

Rhodes College: Memphis, TN, US

2014-08-01 to 2016-06-01 | Assistant Professor (Psychology)
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Jamie Jirout

Temple University: Philadelphia, PA, US

2011-09-01 to 2014-06-30 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Psychology)
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Jamie Jirout

Education and qualifications (1)

Carnegie Mellon University: Pittsburgh, PA, US

2005-08-25 to 2011-10-31 | PhD (Psychology)
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Funding (4)

CAREER: Promoting science motivation and learning through instructional support of curiosity

2022-03-01 to 2027-02-28 | Grant
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 2145478
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Curiosity and Classrooms: An exploration of curiosity and the development of intellectual virtues in schools

2020-01-01 to 2022-12-01 | Grant
John Templeton Foundation (West Conshohocken, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 61461
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Motivating students: Promotion of curiosity, growth mindset, and mastery goal orientation in elementary math teacher language

2017-08 to 2018-06 | Grant
Center for Curriculum Redesign (Los Angeles, US)
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Jamie Jirout

Motivating students: Promotion of curiosity, growth mindset, and mastery goal orientation in teacher language

Works (29)

Curious? The relationship between curiosity and creativity is likely NOT novelty

Behavioral and Brain Sciences
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Jamie J. Jirout; Natalie S. Evans; Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
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Curiosity in children across ages and contexts

Nature Reviews Psychology
2024-08-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Jamie J. Jirout; Natalie S. Evans; Lisa K. Son
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Curiosity in classrooms: An examination of curiosity promotion and suppression in preschool math and science classrooms

Thinking Skills and Creativity
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Natalie S. Evans; Ryan Burke; Virginia Vitiello; Sharon Zumbrunn; Jamie J. Jirout
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Investigating the relation between curiosity and creativity

Journal of Creativity
2023-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Natalie S. Evans; Jamie J. Jirout
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The association between and development of school enjoyment and general knowledge

Child Development
2023-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Jamie J. Jirout; Erik Ruzek; Virginia E. Vitiello; Jessica Whittaker; Robert C. Pianta
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Creating Authentic Engagement in Online Study Participation for Children

2022 | Book
Contributors: Jamie Jirout; Olivia Little; Malina Carroll
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Development and Testing of the Curiosity in Classrooms Framework and Coding Protocol

Frontiers in Psychology
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Jirout, Jamie J.; Zumbrunn, Sharon; Evans, Natalie S.; Vitiello, Virginia E.
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Mother-child synchrony is high across child executive function levels for both physical and digital spatial play

Trends in Neuroscience and Education
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Jamie J. Jirout; Sierra Eisen; Zoe S. Robertson; Tanya M. Evans
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Curiosity in Classrooms (CiC) Coding Protocol

2021 | Research tool
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Parents' and children's gendered beliefs about toys and screen media

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Eisen, Sierra; Matthews, Shoronda Erica; Jirout, Jamie
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Changes in Learning Outcomes after Dietary Intervention in Preschoolers: A Pilot Study

Nutrients
2021-05-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Faten Hasan; Jamie Jirout; Sarah Garzione; Sibylle Kranz
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Children's Academic Orientation Scale

2020 | Research tool
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Curiosity and Character Development Measures

2020 | Research tool
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Questions - And Some Answers - About Young Children's Questions

Journal of Cognition and Development
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Jirout, Jamie; Klahr, David
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Supporting Early Scientific Thinking Through Curiosity

Frontiers in Psychology
2020-08-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-1078
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Using self report surveys to measure PreK children's academic orientations: A psychometric evaluation

Early Childhood Research Quarterly
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Ruzek, Erik; Jirout, Jamie; Schenke, Katerina; Vitiello, Virginia; Whittaker, Jessica Vick; Pianta, Robert
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How Lifestyle Factors Affect Cognitive and Executive Function and the Ability to Learn in Children

Nutrients
2019-08-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2072-6643
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How Much as Compared to What: Relative Magnitude as a Key Idea in Mathematics Cognition

Connecting Abstract Algebra to Secondary Mathematics, for Secondary Mathematics Teachers
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Jirout, Jamie; Newcombe, Nora S.
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Jirout Lab Measures

2018 | Research tool
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Jamie Jirout

Scaling up Spatial Development: A Closer Look at Children's Scaling Ability and Its Relation to Number Knowledge

Mind, Brain, and Education
2018-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Jamie J. Jirout; Corinne A. Holmes; Kizzann Ashana Ramsook; Nora S. Newcombe
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Building Blocks for Developing Spatial Skills: Evidence From a Large, Representative U.S. Sample

Psychological Science
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84924853893

Contributors: Jirout, J.J.; Newcombe, N.S.
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Development of science process skills in the early childhood years

Research in Early Childhood Science Education
2015 | Book
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2-s2.0-84943327667

Contributors: Jirout, J.; Zimmerman, C.
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Digital assessment and promotion of children's curiosity

Proceedings of IDC 2015: The 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
2015 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84961885160

Contributors: Gordon, G.; Jirout, J.; Engel, S.; Chang, A.
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Scientific Concepts: Development in Children

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
2015 | Book
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2-s2.0-85043435213

Contributors: Jirout, J.; Pace, A.
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Mazes and Maps: Can Young Children Find Their Way?

Mind, Brain, and Education
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84899714116

Contributors: Jirout, J.J.; Newcombe, N.S.
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Children's scientific curiosity: In search of an operational definition of an elusive concept

Developmental Review
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84861761736

Contributors: Jirout, J.; Klahr, D.
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Curiosity and the development of question generation skills

AAAI Fall Symposium - Technical Report
2011 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84856478971

Contributors: Jirout, J.J.
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Educational interventions to advance children's scientific thinking

Science
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80051906746

Contributors: Klahr, D.; Zimmerman, C.; Jirout, J.
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Science in the preschool classroom: A programmatic research agenda to improve science readiness

Early Education and Development
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-68349098812

Contributors: Greenfield, D.B.; Jirout, J.; Dominguez, X.; Greenberg, A.; Maier, M.; Fuccillo, J.
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Peer review (80 reviews for 30 publications/grants)

Review activity for British journal of psychology. (2)
Review activity for Child development. (11)
Review activity for Cognition. (1)
Review activity for Cognitive development. (2)
Review activity for Cognitive research. (2)
Review activity for Cognitive science. (4)
Review activity for Developmental psychology. (10)
Review activity for Developmental review. (2)
Review activity for Developmental science. (1)
Review activity for Educational psychology review. (2)
Review activity for Educational psychology. (1)
Review activity for Educational researcher : (1)
Review activity for Frontiers in psychology. (3)
Review activity for Human development. (2)
Review activity for Instructional science. (1)
Review activity for Instructional science. (1)
Review activity for Journal of adolescence. (2)
Review activity for Journal of applied developmental psychology. (3)
Review activity for Journal of cognition and development. (8)
Review activity for Journal of educational psychology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of experimental child psychology. (1)
Review activity for Learning and individual differences. (5)
Review activity for Learning and instruction. (1)
Review activity for Mind, brain, and education. (1)
Review activity for npj science of learning. (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (4)
Review activity for Science education. (2)
Review activity for Sex roles. (2)
Review activity for Teachers College record. (1)
Review activity for The quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2)