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Rebecca Merkley

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Assistant Professor, Department of Cognitive Science, Carleton University

Early universal numeracy screening is one step towards ensuring Ontario students reach their full potential in math. (Curated Lifestyle/Unsplash)

February 3, 2026

Increasing math scores: Why Ontario needs early numeracy screening

Michael Slipenkyj, Carleton University; Heather P. Douglas, Carleton University; Jo-Anne LeFevre, Carleton University, and Rebecca Merkley, Carleton University

Educators in a research partnership have found that early math screening is a helpful teaching tool that helps educators target instruction to support children’s math learning.

Children need to use several of their developing social and cognitive reasoning skills to share during the cookie challenge. (Shutterstock)

April 15, 2025

TikTok’s cookie challenge: Why some children share and others don’t

Rebecca Merkley, Carleton University and Liza Kahwaji, Carleton University

Sharing is about giving up personal resources to benefit others. It requires considering the thoughts, desires and needs of others, which can be challenging for young children.

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Location: Ottawa, Canada
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