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1. Exploring the Influence of Anonymity and Prior-Performance on Teacher Grading Behavior.

Keyword:: Teacher Grading Behavior, Mistake Messages, Computer-Based Learning Platform, Fairness and Equity, Classroom Orchestration, and Instruction at Scale
Creator:: Gurung, Ashish
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-05
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD

2. The Role of Online Assignments and Feedback to Chinese Language Learning Efficiency

Keyword:: foreign language learning, computer-assisted language learning, online feedback, online assignment, and immediate feedback
Creator:: Lu, Xiwen
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-10
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Learning Sciences & Technologies

3. Integrating Personalized Learning into Online Education through Content Aggregation, Data Mining, and Reinforcement Learning

Creator:: Prihar, Ethan
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-03-30
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Data Science

4. The Effects of Immediate Feedback on Student Learning in Mathematics

Creator:: Razzaq, Renah
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Learning Sciences & Technologies

5. THE EFFECTS OF PERCEPTUAL AND EMBODIED FEATURES ON STUDENT LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE IN ONLINE PLATFORMS

Keyword:: mathematics education, embodied cognition, perceptual learning, learning technologies, and worked examples
Creator:: Closser, Avery
Advisor:: Ottmar, Erin R
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Learning Sciences & Technologies

6. Improvement on Hint and Explanation Crowdsourcing Method for an Online Learning Platform

Keyword:: crowdsourcing, online learning platform, and randomized controlled trial
Creator:: Patikorn, Thanaporn
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-04
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Computer Science

7. NITELITE: Studying Student Language and Teacher Feedback Through Explanation and Asynchronous Collaboration

Keyword:: Open Responses, Machine Learning, Word Embeddings, Deep Learning, Mathematics, and Natural Language Processing
Creator:: Erickson, John A.
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-04
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Data Science

8. Understanding and Engagement through Dynamic Technology and Gamified Learning Environments

Keyword:: educational technology, dynamic technology, math education, gamification, and games for learning
Creator:: Manzo, Daniel V.
Advisor:: Ottmar, Erin R
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-11
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Learning Sciences & Technologies

9. Characterizing Productive Perseverance Using Sensor-Free Detectors of Student Knowledge, Behavior, and Affect

Keyword:: Student Affect, Student Learning, Behavior Modeling, Student Modeling, and Productive Perseverance
Creator:: Botelho, Anthony
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-24
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Learning Sciences and Technologies

10. A Set of Experiments Investigating Methods to Improve Student Learning Through Self-Regulated Learning

Keyword:: self-regulated learning, Learning Sciences, Educational Research, mathematics instruction, and Intelligent tutoring systems
Creator:: Kelly, Kim M
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-11-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Learning Sciences and Technologies