Search Results - "MULDNER, Kasia"

Assistance that fades in improves learning better than assistance that fades out by Jennings, Jay, Muldner, Kasia

“…When students are solving problems they often turn to examples when they need assistance. Examples are helpful because they illustrate how a problem can be…”
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Editorial: Learning analytics for supporting individualization: data-informed adaptation of learning by Demmans Epp, Carrie, Daniel, Ben K., Muldner, Kasia

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Controlling VR games: control schemes and the player experience by Martel, Erin, Muldner, Kasia

“…•VR games require control schemes that integrate input from the head mounted display.•Compared the player experience for 6 control schemes in terms of player…”
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The phonetics of code-switched vowels by Muldner, Kasia, Hoiting, Leah, Sanger, Leyna, Blumenfeld, Lev, Toivonen, Ida

“…Aims and Objectives: This study investigates the effects of code-switching on vowel quality, pitch and duration among English–French bilinguals. Code-switching…”
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Refuting misconceptions: Computer tutors for fraction arithmetic by Di Lonardo Burr, Sabrina M., Douglas, Heather, Vorobeva, Maria, Muldner, Kasia

“…Fractions, known to be difficult for both children and adults, are especially prone to misconceptions and erroneous strategy selection. The present study…”
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Manipulating cognitive engagement in preparation-to-collaborate tasks and the effects on learning by Lam, Rachel, Muldner, Kasia

“…While collaborating with a peer can be highly beneficial for learning, more work is needed to understand how instructional activities in collaborative contexts…”
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Utilizing sensor data to model students’ creativity in a digital environment by Muldner, Kasia, Burleson, Winslow

“…•We collected data from a creative problem solving task in a digital environment.•We found that sensor features distinguish between low and high creativity…”
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When Does Scaffolding Provide Too Much Assistance? A Code-Tracing Tutor Investigation by Jennings, Jay, Muldner, Kasia

“…When students are first learning to program, they not only have to learn to write programs, but also how to trace them. Code tracing involves stepping through…”
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A Review of Worked Examples in Programming Activities by Muldner, Kasia, Jennings, Jay, Chiarelli, Veronica

“…This article reviews literature on worked examples in the context of programming activities. We focus on two types of examples, namely, code-tracing and…”
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A Multimedia Adaptive Tutoring System for Mathematics that Addresses Cognition, Metacognition and Affect by Arroyo, Ivon, Woolf, Beverly Park, Burelson, Winslow, Muldner, Kasia, Rai, Dovan, Tai, Minghui

“…This article describes research results based on multiple years of experimentation and real-world experience with an adaptive tutoring system named Wayang…”
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How do students feel and collaborate during programming activities in the productive failure paradigm? by Savelson, Zachary M., Muldner, Kasia

“…Productive failure (PF) is a learning paradigm that flips the order of instruction: students work on a problem, then receive a lesson. PF increases learning,…”
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Gender Differences in the Use and Benefit of Advanced Learning Technologies for Mathematics by Arroyo, Ivon, Burleson, Winslow, Tai, Minghui, Muldner, Kasia, Woolf, Beverly Park

“…We provide evidence of persistent gender effects for students using advanced adaptive technology while learning mathematics. This technology improves each…”
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Investigating the Relationship between Neural Sensory Gateways and Creative Performance Using Convergent and Divergent Tasks by Ahsan, Naba, Van Benthem, Kathleen, Muldner, Kasia

“…The question of what type of attention is associated with creative potential has predominantly been examined using divergent thinking tasks and without the…”
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The Effect of Assistance on Learning and Affect in an Algebra Tutor by Borracci, Giuliana, Gauthier, Erica, Jennings, Jay, Sale, Kyle, Muldner, Kasia

“…We investigated the impact of assistance on learning and affect during problem-solving activities with a computer tutor we built using the Cognitive Tutor…”
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Identifying Creativity During Problem Solving Using Linguistic Features by Skalicky, Stephen, Crossley, Scott A., McNamara, Danielle S., Muldner, Kasia

“…Creativity is commonly assessed using divergent thinking tasks, which measure the fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration of participant output on a…”
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Comparing Learning From Observing and From Human Tutoring by Muldner, Kasia, Lam, Rachel, Chi, Michelene T. H.

“…A promising instructional approach corresponds to learning by observing others learn (i.e., by watching tutorial dialogue between a tutor and tutee). However,…”
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An analysis of students’ gaming behaviors in an intelligent tutoring system: predictors and impacts by Muldner, Kasia, Burleson, Winslow, Van de Sande, Brett, VanLehn, Kurt

“…Students who exploit properties of an instructional system to make progress while avoiding learning are said to be “gaming” the system. In order to investigate…”
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An Incremental Mindset Intervention Increases Effort during Programming Activities but Not Performance by Celis Rangel, Jakeline G, King, Melissa, Muldner, Kasia

“…Learning to program requires perseverance, practice, and the mindset that programming skills are improved through these activities (i.e., that everyone has the…”
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Scaffolding Meta-Cognitive Skills for Effective Analogical Problem Solving via Tailored Example Selection by Muldner, Kasia, Conati, Cristina

“…Although worked-out examples play a key role in cognitive skill acquisition, research demonstrates that students have various levels of meta-cognitive…”
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Idea Generation in Student Writing: Computational Assessments and Links to Successful Writing by Crossley, Scott A., Muldner, Kasia, McNamara, Danielle S.

“…Idea generation is an important component of most major theories of writing. However, few studies have linked idea generation in writing samples to assessments…”
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