complex stimulus, which is a factor that was used in studies of the efficacy of the Jump Start program. Similarly, Boykin questioned the role of context in standardized testing in a 1977 study. Publications Boykin AW. The role of cultural factors in school relevant cognitive functioning synthesis of findings on cultural contexts, cultural orientations, individual differences (SuDoc ED 1.310/2:441880) Boykin AW. Reformulating educational reform: Toward the proactive schooling of African American children (ERIC reports) Boykin AW. The role of cultural factors in school relevant cognitive functioning description of home environmental factors, cultural orientations, and learning preferences (SuDoc ED 1.310/2:441059) Awards and honors 2007 Faculty Senate Exemplary Teaching Award, Howard University Spencer Fellow of the National Academy of Education Distinguished Scholar, American Educational Research Association on Minorities Dalmos Jones Distinguished Visiting Professor, City University of New York Graduate Center Visiting Mellon Scholar, Teacher's College, Columbia University Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Psychology, Hampton University References External links Featured professor - Dr. A. Wade Boykin (May 2007), Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Assessment, Howard University 21st-century American psychologists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) University of Michigan alumni Howard University faculty