Faculty Advisor
Contact Information
Research Area
Education
B.A., University of Rochester, 2006, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
M.S., Vanderbilt University, 2012, Psychology & Human Development
Katherine McEldoon
Graduate Student
Research Area: Developmental Science
Development of mathematical reasoning, cognitively-guided instructional techniques
Representative Publications
McEldoon, K.L., Durkin, K. L., Rittle-Johnson, B. (submitted) Is Self-Explanation Worth the Time? A Comparison To Additional-Practice.
Rittle-Johnson, B., McLean, L., McEldoon, K. L., Fyfe, E., (accepted) Algebra in Preschool: Emerging Understanding of Patterns in Four-Year-Olds. Journal of Cognition and Development.
Matthews, P.G., Rittle-Johnson, B., McEldoon, K. L., & Taylor, R.T. (in press). Measure for Measure: What Combining Diverse Measures Reveals About Children’s Understanding of the Equal Sign as an Indicator of Mathematical Equality. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.
Rittle-Johnson, B., Matthews, P.G., Taylor, R.S., & McEldoon, K. L. (2011). Assessing Knowledge of Mathematical Equivalence: A Construct Modeling Approach. Journal of Educational Psychology, 103, 85-104.
McEldoon, K. L. & Rittle-Johnson, B. (2010, October). Assessing Elementary Students’ Functional Thinking Skills: The Case of Function Tables. Paper presented at The 32nd Annual Conference of North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Columbus, OH.
McEldoon, K. L., Cochrane-Braswell C., & Rittle-Johnson, B. (2010, August). Effects of Problem Context on Strategy Use within Functional Thinking. Paper presented at 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Portland, OR.