Faculty Advisor
Contact Information
Email
Lab Website
Website
Hobbs 218
Research Area
Education
B.A., University of Rochester, 2006, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
M.S., Vanderbilt University, 2012, Psychology & Human Development
Curriculum Vitae
Societies
American Educational Research Association
Society for Research in Child Development
Cognitive Development Society
Cognitive Science Society
Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
Katherine McEldoon
Doctoral Candidate
Research Area: Developmental Science
Development of mathematical reasoning, cognitively-guided instructional techniques
Representative Publications
McEldoon, K.L., Durkin, K. L., Rittle-Johnson, B. (2012). Is Self-Explanation Worth the Time? A Comparison To Additional-Practice. British Journal of Educational Psychology.
McEldoon, K. L., Cho, S. J-., Rittle-Johnson, B. (2012, September). Measuring Intervention Effectiveness: The Benefits of an Item Response Theory Approach. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Educational Effectiveness. The Fairmont, Washington, DC.
McEldoon, K. L., Liu, R., Rittle-Johnson, B. (2013, April). Verbal Imprecision in Mathematical Explanations as an Indicator of Learning. Poster presented at The Society for Research in Child Development Conference. Seattle, WA.
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.
Matthews, P., Rittle-Johnson, B., McEldoon, K.L., & Taylor, R. (2012). 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, 43(3).
McEldoon, K. L., Rittle-Johnson, B., DeCaro, M. & Cho, S.J. (2010, June). Measuring Multidimensional Mathematical Equivalence: A Construct Modeling Approach. Poster presented at Institute of Education Sciences Conference, Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center. National Harbor, MD.
Rittle-Johnson, B., Fyfe, E. R., McLean, L. E., McEldoon, K. L., (2012) Algebra in Preschool: Emerging Understanding of Patterns in Four-Year-Olds. Journal of Cognition and Development.
McEldoon, K. L. & Rittle-Johnson, B. (2010, October). Assessing Elementary Students’ Functional Thinking Skills: The Case of Function Tables. In P. Brosnan, D. B. Erchick, & L. Flevares (Eds.) Proceedings of the Thirty Second Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education: Optimizing Student Understanding in Mathematics (p. 202). Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education.
McEldoon, K. L., Cochrane-Braswell C., & Rittle-Johnson, B. (2010, August). Effects of Problem Context on Strategy Use within Functional Thinking. In S. Ohlsson & R. Catrambone (Eds.) Effects of Problem Context on Strategy Use within Functional Thinking. Cognition in Flux: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 145-149). Portland, OR: Cognitive Science Society.