Faculty Advisor
Contact Information
Email
Lab Website
615-322-8124
Hobbs 201
Research Area
Education
M.S., Developmental Psychology, Vanderbilt University (2009)
B.A., Psychological and Brain Sciences, Education minor, Dartmouth College (2007)
Kelley Durkin
Graduate Student
Research Area: Developmental Science
Learning how students think about mathematics and bringing cognitive science strategies into classrooms
Representative Publications
Durkin, K., & Rittle-Johnson, B. (2012). The effectiveness of using incorrect examples to support learning about decimal magnitude. Learning and Instruction, 22, 206-214.
Rittle-Johnson, B., Star, J. R., & Durkin, K. (2011, June 28). Developing procedural flexibility: Are novices prepared to learn from comparing procedures? British Journal of Educational Psychology. Advance online publication.
Rittle-Johnson, B., Star, J. R., & Durkin, K. (2009). The importance of prior knowledge when comparing examples: Influences on conceptual and procedural knowledge of equation solving. Journal of Educational Psychology, 101(4), 836-852.