Education:
Ph.D, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 2009 (Education)
M.A., Beijing Normal University - 2000 (Early Childhood Education)
Areas of Expertise:
Li's research is focuing on children's number and arithmetic development, early mathematics teaching and curriculum, and early childhood curriculum in cross-culture contexts.
Books and Publications
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. Accepted for publication.
(Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2013
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: Chapter) 2012
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: 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: Peer Reviewed Article) 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: Peer Reviewed Article) 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: Peer Reviewed Article) 2004
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
PSC-CUNY grant, for "Investigating Early Childhood Number Education Under Cultural Contexts." $6,000. (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, for "How and How Often? An Investigation on the Status of Math Curriculum for 2-5-Year-Olds." $5,098. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"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., 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
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, CS Susan 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. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012
Undergraduate deputy, Early Childhood Education. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012
Member, Graduate Admission Standards Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010
Other Professional Activities
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
