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Dieuwer Ten Braak is an Associate Professor at the University of Stavanger, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Education and the Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education. Her research focuses on early childhood development, executive function, self-regulation, and learning in preschool and early school contexts.
Her research interests include early childhood education, executive function, self-regulation, early mathematics and literacy development, social-emotional learning, play-based learning, and inclusion. She investigates how cognitive and behavioral regulation relate to academic and social outcomes, using longitudinal and experimental designs.
Her recent publications show a strong trend toward interdisciplinary research in developmental psychology and education, with a focus on assessment tools, intervention effectiveness, and equity in early learning. She frequently employs meta-analytic, longitudinal, and randomized controlled trial methodologies.
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses on bilingualism and inclusion
- Randomized trials on playful learning curricula
- Development and validation of assessment tools (e.g., Ani Banani Math Test, LSCIP)
- Longitudinal studies from kindergarten to secondary school
Dieuwer Ten Braak has supervised master's theses, including those by Margrete Hamre Gromstad and Lena Heen Hammersland. She is actively involved in funded research projects such as the Agder Project and SELMA, which examine structured early learning curricula and social-emotional interventions. She regularly presents at international conferences including EARLI, AERA, SRCD, and EAWOP.
She is part of research teams focused on play-based learning, teacher-child relationships, and early assessment. She collaborates with prominent researchers such as Ingunn Størksen, Ragnhild Lenes, Megan McClelland, and Monica Melby-Lervåg.
