Dr. Rayne A. Sperling

Phone: 8148652524
Email:
rsd7@psu.edu
Office Address:
278 Chambers Building
University Park, PA 16802
278 Chambers Building
University Park, PA 16802
Campus: University Park
Title
Associate Dean, Undergraduate & Graduate StudiesProfessor of Education (Educational Psychology)
Department
Dean's OfficePrograms
Educational PsychologyOther Penn State Affiliations
Children Youth and Families Consortium Social Science Research InstituteBiography
Rayne A. Sperling is an educational psychologist. Her research examines the measurement and promotion of learners' self-regulation including their motivation, metacognition, and strategic processing. Her work also addresses effective instructional manipulations, in both traditional and technology-rich environments, that are designed to promote learners' self-regulation, comprehension, decision making, and problem solving. Much of her work addresses issues of objective-based student assessment, construct measurement, and evaluation. She is currently the Editor of the Journal of Experimental Education.
Areas of Expertise
Age Levels
Adolescence
Adult
Childhood
Early Childhood
Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education
Educational Psychology
Education Levels
Early Childhood
Middle School/Junior High
Post-Secondary
Primary/Elementary
Professional Education
Secondary/High School
Individual Difference
Cognition
Collaboration
Human Development
Learning Processes
Motivation
Learning
Instructional Methods and Design
Learning Assessment
Learning Sciences
Learning Standards
Methodological Research
Evaluation
Institutional Research
Measurement
Multiple Methods
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Technology
Instructional Design
Office Hours
By appointment.