Xia Li
Associate Professor
Early Childhood Education/Art Education
Location: 2309 James Hall
Phone: 718.951.5205
Fax: 718.951.4816
Email:
Xia Li is an associate professor of early childhood education. She teachers undergraduate and graduate courses on math pedagogy. Dr. Li earned her Ph.D. in Elementary Education with concentration on mathematics education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Education:
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 2009 (Elementary Education)
M.A., Beijing Normal University - 2000 (Early Childhood Education)
B.A., Shangdong Normal University - 1997 (Early Childhood Education )
Areas of Expertise:
Dr. Li's research focuses on preschool teachers' pedagogical content knowledge, early childhood math teaching in cross-culture contexts, and children's number and arithmetic development.
Books and Publications
Li, X. (2020). Investigating U.S. preschool teachers' math teaching knowledge in counting and numbers. Early Education and Development. DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2020.1785226
(Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2020
Li, X., McFadden, K., & DeBey, M. (2019). Is It DAP? American Preschool Teachers' Views on the Developmental Appropriateness of a Preschool Math Lesson from China, Early Education and Development, 30:6, 765-787, DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2019.1599094 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2019
Li, X., Liu, S., DeBey, M., McFadden K., & Pan, Y. J. (2016): Investigating Chinese preschool teachers' beliefs in mathematics teaching from a cross-cultural perspective, Early Years:an international research journal. DOI: 10.1080/09575146.2016.1228615 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2016
Baroody, A. J. & Li, X. The construct and measurement of spontaneous attention to a number. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, DOI: 0.1080/17405629.2016.1147345.
(Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2016
Li, X., L.P. Chi, M. DeBey and A.J. Baroody. A Study of Early Childhood Math Teaching in U.S. and China. Early Education and Development 0: 1-29. DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2015.994464. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2015
Li, X. and A.J. Baroody. Young Children's Spontaneous Attention to Exact Quantity and Verbal Quantification Skills. European Journal of Developmental Psychology. DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2014.896788. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2014
Li, X., Y. Sun, A.J. Baroody and D. Purpura. The Effect of Language on Chinese and American 2- and 3-year-olds' Recognition of Small Numbers. European Journal of Psychology of Education 28: 1525-42. DOI: 10.1007/s10212-013-0180-7. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2013
Liu, C., Z. Xin and X. Li. The Development of Chinese Students' Understanding of the Concept of Fractions From Fifth to Eighth Grade. Journal of Mathematics Education: East and West 5.1: 45-62. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2012
Pan, Y.J. and X. Li. Kindergarten Curriculum Reform in Mainland China and Reflections. Early Education in a Global Context. Ed. J.A. Sutterby. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 1-26. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2012
Sun, Y., S. An, Z. Wu and X. Li. An International Perspective on Sixth-grade Mathematics Final Exams Between Beijing and New York. New Waves -- Educational Research & Development 13.1. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2010
Baroody, A.J. and X. Li. Mathematics Instruction That Makes Sense for 2- to 5-Year-Olds. Development and Education: Research Reviews from Young Children. Eds. E.L. Essa and M.M. Burnham. New York: The National Association for the Education of Young Children. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2009
Baroody, A.J., M. Lai, X. Li and A.E. Baroody. Preschoolers' Understanding of Subtraction-related Principles. Mathematical Thinking and Learning. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2008
Baroody, A.J., X. Li and M. Lai. Toddlers' Spontaneous Attention to Number. Mathematical Thinking and Learning 10.1: 1-31. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2008
Baroody, A.J., M. Cibulskis, M. Lai and X. Li. Comments on the Use of Learning Trajectories in Curriculum Development and Research. Mathematical Thinking and Learning 6.2: 227-60. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2004
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Spencer Foundation Small Grant ($50,000), Domain-specific Instruments for Preschool Teachers' Math
Pedagogy Content Knowledge, with Colleen Uscianowski & Colleen Oppenzato, 2022-25. (Grants and Fellowships) 2022
PSC-CUNY 47 (# 69632-00) Research Awards ($6,000), Assessing Preschool Teachers' Teaching Knowledge of Number (Grants and Fellowships) 2016
PSC-CUNY 45 Research Award ($6000), American Early Childhood Teachers' Critique for Chinese Mathematics Activity for Young Children. (Awards and Honors) 2014
Faculty Fellowship Publication Program, 2013-14. (Awards and Honors) 2013
PSC-CUNY 43 Grant ($6000), for Investigating Early Childhood Number Education Under Cultural Contexts. (Awards and Honors) 2012
Stewart Travel Award. (Awards and Honors) 2012
Best Dissertation Award, Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association. (Awards and Honors) 2011
PSC-CUNY Grant ($5000), for How and How Often? An Investigation on the Status of Math Curriculum for 2-5-Year-Olds. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Li, X., Uscianowski, C., & Oppenzato, C. (2021). Investigating Pre-service Preschool Teachers' Math Teaching Knowledge of Numerical Relations. Poster presented in Virtual Biennial Meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, April 2021. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2021
Li, X. & McFadden, K. (2019).Investigating preschool teachers' pedagogical content knowledge
in numbering. Annual meeting of American Education Research Association, Toronto,
Canada. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019
Li, X. & Debey, M. American Preschool Teachers' Beliefs for Developmentally
Appropriate Math Activity: A Cross-cultural Perspective. Annual meeting of American
Education Research Association, New York, NY.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2018
Li, X. (2016). Examine early childhood teachers' pedagogical content knowledge in the number domain: a key to better prepare early childhood teachers? math teaching practice. NAEYC 2016 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2016
Li, X. and M. DeBey. Fostering Math Power: How Children Learn and How We Teach. NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo. Washington, D.C. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
Li, X., Y. Sun, A.J. Baroody and D. Purpura. The Effect of Language on Chinese and American 2- and 3-Year Olds' Recognition of Small Numbers. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Vancouver, British Columbia. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
Li, X., A.J. Baroody and M. DeBey. Does Early Childhood Mathematics Teaching Match the NCTM Standards? American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Problem Solving Approach in Early Childhood Mathematics Education, Keynote speech, Early Childhood Education Summit. Urumqi, China. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011
Li, X. and Y. Liu. Four- and Five-Year-Olds' Thematic-Fantasy Play. Annual Meeting of American Education Research Association. Denver. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Li, X. and A.J. Baroody. Toddlers' Spontaneous Attention to Number and Verbal Quantification Skills. Annual Meeting of American Education Research Association. San Diego. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Li, X., R. Baillargeon, B. House, S. Carey and L. Bonatti. Category-Based Individuation in 9.5-month Olds: Nonlinguistic Priming Effects. Biennial Meeting of Society for Research in Child Development. Boston, April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
Li, X. and R. Baillargeon. Inferring the Presence of a Hidden Object. Biennial Meeting of Society for Research in Child Development. Atlanta, April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2005
Professional Leadership
Member, Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum and Degree Requirements. 2012, 2016, 2018 (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2018
Undergraduate deputy, Early Childhood Education. 2012-2018 (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2018
Member, Graduate Admission Standards Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010
Other Professional Activities
Visiting Scholar at Teachers College of Columbia University 2019
Visiting Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia Univeristy 2018
Reviewer, Division C - Learning and Instruction / Section 3: Mathematics, AERA. 2011
Reviewer, CAERDA. 2010
Reviewer, Division C - Learning and Instruction / Section 3: Mathematics, AERA. 2009
