Dr. Peggy N. Van Meter
Phone: 8148632004
Email:
pnv1@psu.edu
Office Address:
226 CEDAR Building
University Park, PA 16802
226 CEDAR Building
University Park, PA 16802
Campus: University Park
Title
Associate Professor of Education (Educational Psychology)Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Department
Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special EducationPrograms
Educational PsychologyBiography
Dr. Van Meter’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of learning, cognition, psychological processes of reading, and effective instructional practices. At the National Reading Research Center at the University of Maryland, she was involved in the implementation of an experimental, integrated reading focused on determining characteristics of contexts that are supportive of elementary school students’ reading processes and comprehension strategies. She has co-authored several book chapters and journal articles addressing the issues of students’ strategic processes in learning settings.
Areas of Expertise
Age Levels
Adult
Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education
Educational Psychology
Curriculum Areas
Reading
Science Ed
Education Levels
Post-Secondary
Educational Studies
Media Studies
Individual Difference
Cognition
Learning Processes
Learning
Instructional Methods and Design
Learning Assessment
Learning Sciences
Media Literacy/Education
Methodological Research
Measurement
Multiple Methods
Quantitative Research
Technology
Instructional Design
Office Hours
Fall 2017:
Tuesdays 3:00-4:00 and by appointment