The Math, Abstraction, Play, Learning, and Embodiment (MAPLE) lab in the Learning Sciences and Technologies and Psychological Sciences Programs @WPI.

Joined October 2018
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22 July #las23ed Session 8: "Isolating the impact of gamification: Application of fully latent principle stratification analysis to estimate the effects of gamification for persistent learners," by @KirkVanacore, Adam Sales, @allisliu, and @erin_ottmar (@LSTWPI @SSPS_WPI).
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Meet Dr. Jenny Chen (@Jenny_YC_Chan) who researches mathematical thinking & learning across development. She is an alumnus of @LSTWPI, @UMN_ICD, & @UWCogDevLab! Did you know she has two adorable cats? Have a chat with her at our ECE #SRCD2023 reception: eduhk.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/…
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I'm thrilled to share this paper in collab with amazing students @LSTWPI Lilly-Beth Linnell, Cindy Trac, Katie Drzewiecki, and @erin_ottmar. Does presenting math problems in different font type affect students' performance? Check out our paper! 🙌😃 link.springer.com/article/10…
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Thanks to @IESResearch @GraspableMath and @LSTWPI for all their hard work and support that made this paper possible! Also thanks to @FEHD_EdUHK for making this paper open access ✨🙌
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So much fun presenting our computational thinking research at @PsychNewEngland and @NERAconference this week!! @LSTWPI @hansmith1123 @Paul_PachecoJr
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17 May 2022
Congrats to Vy!!!!
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26 Jan 2022
Congrats to our own Avery Closser!!! :) So proud of her!
Thrilled to share exciting news! I can't wait to join @davidjpurpura and his team in HDFS at @LifeAtPurdue as a postdoc this August! Go boilermakers!
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Thank you @erin_ottmar, @StacyTShaw, @AveryHClosser, and all the other @LSTWPI students and faculty for helping me cross this finish line! It takes a village, and I am proud to be part of this amazing team :)
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15 Oct 2021
Congrats to members of our MAPLE lab! High school student Nellie, undergraduate Claire, and PhD student Hannah presented Nellies work yesterday at the NERA conference. This was a project supported by the @wpi WIN WRAMP program. Such an amazing collaboration and team!
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21 Sep 2021
A great interdisciplinary collaboration by 3 of our @LSTWPI Lab superstars and 2 of our adopted ones :)
Thrilled to share a passion project on embodied design and learning analytics that has turned into a publication by all early-career scholars! Check it out: authors.elsevier.com/a/1dnQt…
25 Feb 2021
Our @IESResearch RCT showing impact of From Here to There! @GraspableMath on conceptual understanding of equivalence in 6th grade (improvement index=6.4!) is out in Journal of Educational Psychology!! doi.org/10.1037/edu0000596 @Jenny43700569 @jieun_lee @erin_ottmar

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9 Dec 2020
come work with us!!!
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8 Dec 2020
A new paper on game play and computational thinking in math classrooms by our @WLCP2 and @LSTWPI team! @hansmith1123 @AveryHClosser @erin_ottmar and Ivon Arroyo! citejournal.org/volume-20/is…

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2 Dec 2020
Also! Congratulations to our graduate and undergraduate MAPLE lab members Aravind, Cindy, Katie, and Vy who just submitted their first full manuscript to a really great journal!
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2 Dec 2020
A new paper by our MAPLE lab team @jennyycchan @jieun_lee @erin_ottmar and Craig Mason was accepted in the Journal of Educational Psychology! From Here to There!: A Dynamic Algebraic Notation System Improves Understanding of Equivalence in Middle School Students
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2 Dec 2020
Lots of exciting news from the MAPLE lab! A new paper in Computers and Education by our @jieun_lee is in press! The Effects of Instructors’ Use of Online Discussions Strategies on Student Participation and Performance.... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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1 Dec 2020
Exciting news from @LSTWPI!
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