Our current research projects and activities focus on:
Designing new interface prototypes and assessing their effectiveness at supporting high school and college students’ performance during science and math learning activities, including a comparison of how well a diverse group of low- versus high-performing students are able to attend, solve problems, retain, and later apply information when using these new interfaces
Examining the impact of introducing new interface prototypes on student’s classroom performance, as well as on classroom interactions, collaborations, time management, and social-organizational functioning
Assessing the impact of existing and new educational interfaces on the
achievement gap between student groups, including white and minority students
Developing new infrastructure and methods for prototyping and assessing mobile interfaces that are appropriate for informal learning settings
Designing new interfaces for use in informal learning settings, and that are capable of bridging learning activities across formal and informal settings
Developing improved metrics and techniques for assessing students’ cognitive load while engaged in learning activities, and designing new interfaces that adapt to students' cognitive load and performance status in real time
Designing student-centered adaptive interfaces that are effectively tailored to the way individual students communicate, learn, and work; For example, developing new interfaces capable of implicit system engagement so students can remain focused on their learning tasks
Designing and assessing new interfaces that support student annotation and retrieval of educational material
We are currently assessing the impact of existing and new educational interfaces on the achievement gap between white and minority students.
