Mika Asaba
mika-asaba.bsky.social
Mika Asaba
@mika-asaba.bsky.social
Cognitive scientist at Yale
Hiring a part-time Design & Research Associate!

Details here: tinyurl.com/TangleDesign...
Apply here: forms.gle/46twwHFJPKXx...

What you'll do:
✨ Design prototypes for math activities
🔬 Coordinate experiments in education contexts
🤖 Explore AI tools, educational applications
Design & Research Associate
Design & Research Associate #edtech #ai #learningdesign #edresearch #middleschoolmath ➜ About the Project Project Tangle & Thrive project explores ways to increase engagement and motivation for middl...
tinyurl.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Reposted by Mika Asaba
Overparenting can hold kids back—but our research shows that framing tasks as learning opportunities helps parents step back and foster kids' independence! ✨ Read more in our latest Psychology Today piece: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/deve...
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Overparenting Is Holding Kids Back—Here’s What to Do Instead
Overparenting can hinder kids' independence. Research shows that reframing everyday tasks as learning opportunities helps parents step back and let kids grow.
www.psychologytoday.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Reposted by Mika Asaba
Overparenting is on the rise and hurts children’s motivation starting in early childhood. How can we help parents step back? Our new paper in Child Dev shows that pointing out learning opportunities reduces overparenting.

srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Child Development</em> | SRCD Journal | Wiley Online Library
Overparenting—taking over and completing developmentally appropriate tasks for children—is pervasive and hurts children's motivation. Can overparenting in early childhood be reduced by simply framing...
srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Reposted by Mika Asaba
Young children infer the informativeness of others’ praise - new paper by @mika-asaba.bsky.social showing that kids will choose a teacher who praises good work over one who praises indiscriminately or randomly!

osf.io/preprints/ps...
October 24, 2024 at 5:39 PM