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Sara A. Schmitt

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1974
Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentParental Involvement in EducationReading and Literacy Development

Publications

133

Citations

3,372

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

53

Publishing since 1974

Research summary
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Sara A. Schmitt studies how young children's thinking skills (such as executive function, self-regulation, and early math and language abilities) develop and how they relate to later academic and life outcomes, from preschool through adulthood. Her work also examines how classroom quality, teacher-child relationships, peer groups, and family/home environments shape early learning, with attention to educational interventions and assessment tools used in preschool and kindergarten settings.

Early childhood cognitive developmentExecutive function and self-regulationEarly math and academic skill developmentClassroom and family environment influences on learningAssessment and measurement in early education

Publication output rose steadily from 2017 through a peak around 2022, then declined somewhat in 2023-2024 before leveling off at a moderate pace through 2025-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.0/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 11 publications192020: 14 publications202021: 14 publications212022: 15 publications15222023: 13 publications232024: 7 publications242025: 9 publications252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology×12
  • Early Childhood Research Quarterly×9
  • Frontiers in Psychology×7
  • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology×7
  • Early Education and Development×6
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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