Research
Multiplier Effects on Math Education
Design Research
Our goal is to address the whole child by enhancing math skills and learning dispositions through data -driven improvements and adapting/improving available tools.
We continuously seek input and feedback from many different resources such as educational technology companies, equity experts, teachers, and students on our research design, content creation, culturally-responsive pedagogy, asset-building strategies, and relationship building.
Experimental Research
We run classroom studies to investigate our hypotheses about the multiplier effect, to test newly created content, and to explore the benefits of new interventions such as hint detectors and the Quantity Animator.
Papers associated with MEME project:
Asher, M., Lobczowski, N. G., Richey, J. E., Hecht, C., Huang, Y., Aleven, V., Koedinger, K., & Harackiewicz, J. (2020). Designing a Utility-value Intervention for Students Learning Algebra Online. Paper to be presented at 2020 EARLI Sig 8 and Sig 16 Joint Conference on Motivation/Emotion and Metacognition, Dresden, Germany. (Conference cancelled)
Huang, Y., Aleven, V., McLaughlin, E., & Koedinger, K. (2020). A General Multi-method Approach to Design-Loop Adaptivity in Intelligent Tutoring Systems. In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 124-129). Springer, Cham.
Huang, Y., Lobczowski, N. G., Richey, J. E., McLaughlin, E., Asher, M., Harackiewicz, J., Aleven, V., & Koedinger, K. (2021). A General Multi-method Approach to Data-Driven Redesign of Tutoring Systems. In International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (Accepted as full research paper).
Lobczowski, N. G., Richey, J. E., Asher, M., Harackiewicz, J., & Koedinger, K. (2021). Students’ use of math in different contexts: An exploration of responses to a utility-value intervention. Paper to be presented at the 2021 annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), conference to be held virtually.