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"Split image with a photograph on the left showing a smiling mother and young daughter in a red gingham dress looking at each other affectionately against a blurred outdoor background. The right side displays text on a beige background reading 'Chat2Learn: A Proof-of-Concept Evaluation of a Technology-Based Tool to Enhance Parent-Child Language Interaction' in orange text, with author names 'Ariel Kalil and Linxi Lu' in teal text below."

🤔How can parents have more engaging conversations with their kids?
A new study from @arielkalil.bsky.social and Linxi Lu evaluated in a lab setting the Chat2Learn program that provides open-ended conversation prompts with illustrations for parents.
Learn more: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

What Drives Educational Technology Adoption in Classrooms Serving Young Children? Evidence from Two Experiments | Becker Friedman Institute For teachers, the desire to adopt educational apps in their classrooms to improve student learning is challenged by the increasing number of available apps and by the difficulty of judging their effec...

Can research sway edtech adoption? A study by Daniela Bresciani Andaluz, @arielkalil.bsky.social (Harris Policy), Michelle Michelini & @rohenshah.bsky.social finds mixed effects—evidence shapes educators’ choices differently by role. Read the research brief here: ow.ly/xC0o50WNJ5e

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With a new grant from J-PAL North America, we are partnering with Chicago's Distinctive Schools to evaluate the effect of our Chat2Learn program on parent-child language interactions. This will test the impact of an AI chatbot supported program that guides conversational learning. Excited to start!

Trump Wants to Gut Head Start. He's Already Begun More than 800,000 students would lose access to early childhood education if Trump's draft budget proposal is enacted.

"If Head Start disappears, working parents with few alternatives will lose child care options that enable them to earn a living," @arielkalil.bsky.social said. "Children who need extra support...will instead fall even further behind." www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

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The Behavioral Insights and Parenting Lab at @harrissocial.bsky.social UChicago announces the launch of our responsive parenting tool, Chat2Learn. Thanks to tech partners MJV, partners in global research at the Development Innovation Lab and Midis Peru, and funders at JPAL-NA and UChicago Global.

Boosting Young Children’s Math Skill with Technology in the Home Environment; A Digital Library for Parent-Child Shared Reading Improves Literacy Skills for Young Disadvantaged Children; Priming Paren... Students with stronger reading and math skills tend to perform better in school and earn higher incomes in adulthood. It is concerning, then, that children from low-income backgrounds enter school wit...

Thank you to the UChicago Becker Friedman Institute for this 3-in-1 summary of our recent work on digital and non-digital program approaches to support parental investments in young children's learning. Check out this research brief to see what we're about! bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/boo...

The science behind raising successful kids, with Ariel Kalil Developmental psychologist explains how parents can best invest time to close the education gap

We're so excited and proud to hear @arielkalil.bsky.social discussing our work on this University of Chicago Big Brains Podcast episode - tune in! news.uchicago.edu/big-brains-p...

The @HarrisBIPLab and @DILatUChicago launched Chat2Learn Peru! Fantastic team and stakeholders meeting with representatives from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion, the Ministry of Education, the World Bank, and UNICEF.

Talking about Words Boosts Preschool-Age Children’s Vocabulary: Evidence from a Parent Intervention | Becker Friedman Institute Language development is a fundamental aspect of formation, and researchers continue to explore the most effective ways to support young children in acquiring new vocabulary. Evidence indicates that pa...

Sending conversation prompts to low-income parents encourages them to discuss vocabulary with their preschoolers, boosting children's vocabulary and strengthening parents' belief in their role. New brief from @arielkalil.bsky.social @harrissocial.bsky.social & co-authors. ow.ly/9tQj50V3OS0

Amid all the horrible news it really does give me great pleasure to report that our fabulous post-doc, Linxi Lu, has won the 2025 Society for Research in Child Development Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award *and* the 2024 American Educational Research Association Outstanding Dissertation Award.

We've got a new paper from @biplab.bsky.social! Super excited to share promising experimental results from our new parent-child conversation tool, "Chat2Learn." Conversation prompts sent directly to parents by text significantly boost preschool-age children's vocabulary and parents' growth mindset.

Research Professional | Behavioral Insights and Parenting Lab Chicago, IL

In partnership with @beckerfriedman.bsky.social we're looking for a talented Research Professional (Pre-doctoral Fellow) to join our team. Please share widely with candidates considering the PhD track who are excited about field research! job-boards.greenhouse.io/universityof...

📢 Post-doc Position Alert! Join our dynamic team at the Behavioral Insights and Parenting Lab | The University of Chicago. We work hard on interesting questions and have a lot of fun along the way. EOE/Vet/Disability.
Please circulate widely! apply.interfolio.com/158743.

University of Chicago Harris School PhD student Rohen Shah is on the job market! Rohen is a fabulous applied microeconomist working at the intersection of behavioral and labor economics. Check out his J-PAL funded JMP here: uchicago.box.com/s/fh735yvmlt...
Website: sites.google.com/view/rohen-s...

Post-doc Derek Rury @biplab.bsky.social is on the job market! Derek is a fabulous economist in public and labor economics and the economics of education. His JMP provides new experimental insights into how information increases students' human capital. Find it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Cuv3...

Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science - Mike Young Academy Scientific Twitter is about to find its true successor. And it is not X. This, our latest release, shows that the Bluesky network of scientists is growing — and growing.

🌍 We have just released a NEW global top 100 list of scientist and science communicators on Bluesky. @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social and I map out the new emerging community: How are the research fields clustered? All likes, reshares, and love 😍 is appreciated! mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...

Last week, we had the wonderful and invigorating opportunity to co-host with FAIR at NHH a multi-disciplinary workshop on Government Policy and Parenting at the @UChicago Paris Center. Thank you to hosts @arielkalil.bsky.social, Susan Mayer, and Kjell Salvanes and all our speakers and guests.

Chat2Learn AI Suite

We are thrilled to be one of the winners of the MIT Solve and @gatesfoundation.bsky.social 2024 Learner//Meets//Future: AI-Enabled Assessments Challenge. We can't wait to develop and reveal our full Chat2Learn AI Suite! solve.mit.edu/challenges/a...

We had the privilege of representing at the
J-PAL Learning Together for Children’s Learning Convening held at the Paris School of Economics. We're grateful to be part of a global and interdisciplinary perspective on building children's skills.

We are honored and excited to be finalists in this challenge with our Chat2Learn Suite that embeds a first in class assessment of young children’s curiosity!

Join our research team this Thursday the 1st at 1pm cst for an overview of what we know so far about the potential for tech designed for learning at home to narrow inequality in children's skills! web.cvent.com/event/10b90d...

Research Coordinator Department Harris CHPPP/BIP Lab Research Sub Group (1) About the Department Why policy? For a better world. Why Harris Public Policy? Because when it comes to better policymaking, evidence matters. We...

The BIP Lab is hiring a Research Coordinator to kick off 2024! We have a stellar and lovely team committed to advancing decision science in support of parents and children. uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

We're excited to launch our latest update to Chat2Learn, a free text message program for parents to promote children's curiosity backed by our research. Registration now open on our website to IL parents of 3-6-year-olds! biplab.uchicago.edu/chat2learn/

A favorite memory with a favorite person. Eight years ago we were just getting started! We're doing our biggest project yet for our 10th anniversary year. @UChicago @HarrisPolicy @HarrisBIPLab

Holiday lunch! So happy to celebrate another fabulous year with our @biplab.bsky.social Behavioral Insights and Parenting Lab|University of Chicago team.

Thankful for opportunities for exchange with colleagues and thought partners at the cutting edge of empirical research in parenting. Last week we were thrilled to co-host the Rohit and Harvanit Kumar Conference with James Heckman sponsored by the Becker Friedman Institute!