problem solving & educational technology lab

Catrambone

• Scheiter, K., Gerjets, P., Vollmann, B., & Catrambone, R. (in press). The impact of learner characteristics on information utilization strategies, cognitive load experienced, and performance in hypermedia learning. Learning and Instruction.
• Ho, C.H., Eastman, C.M., & Catrambone, R. (2006). An investigation of 2D and 3D spatial and mathematical abilities. Design Studies, 27 (4), 505-524.
• Catrambone, R., Craig, D. L., & Nersessian, N. J. (2006). The role of perceptually represented structure in analogical problem solving. Memory & Cognition, 34 (5), 1126-1132.
• Catrambone, R., & Yuasa, M. (2006). Acquisition of procedures: The effects of example elaborations and active learning exercises. Learning and Instruction, 16 (2), 139-153.
• Scheiter, K., Gerjets, P., & Catrambone, R. (2006). Can learning from molar and modular worked examples be enhanced by providing instructional explanations and prompting self-explanations. Learning and Instruction, 16 (2), 104-121.
• Gerjets, P., Scheiter, K., & Catrambone, R. (2006). Making the Abstract Concrete: Visualizing Mathematical Solution Procedures. Computers in Human Behavior, 22,, 9-25.
• Catrambone, R., Stasko, J., & Xiao, J (2004). ECA user interface paradigm: Experimental findings within a framework for research. In C. Pelachaud & Z. Ruttkay (Eds.), From brows to trust: Evaluating embodied conversational agents (pp. 239-267). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York.
• Gerjets, P., Scheiter, K., & Catrambone, R. (2004). Designing instructional examples to reduce intrinsic cognitive load: Molar versus modular presentation of solution procedures. Instructional Science, 32, 33-58.
• Atkinson, R.K., Catrambone, R., & Merrill, M.M. (2003). Aiding transfer in statistics: Examining the use of conceptual equations and elaborations during subgoal learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95 (4), 762-773.
• McCrickard, D. S., Catrambone, R., Chewar, C., & Stasko, J. (2003). Establishing tradeoffs that leverage attention for utility: Empirically evaluating information display in notification systems. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 58(5), 547-582.
• Sukel, K.E., Catrambone, R., Essa, I., & Brostow, G. (2003). Presenting movement in a computer-based dance tutor. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 15(3), 433-452.
• Catrambone, R. (2002). The effects of surface and structural feature matches on the access of story analogs. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 28 (2), 318-334.
• Catrambone, R., & Seay, A.F. (2002). Using animation to help studentslearn computer algorithms. Human Factors, 44 (3), 495-511.
• Stasko, J., Catrambone, R., Guzdial, M., & McDonald, K. (2000). An evaluation of space-filling information visualizations for depicting hierarchical structures. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 53(5), 663-694.
• Byrne, M.D., Catrambone, R., & Stasko, J.T. (1999). Examining the effects of animation and predictions in student learning of computer algorithms. Computers & Education, 33, 253-278.
• Ram, A., Catrambone, R., Guzdial, M.J., Kehoe, C.M., McCrickard, D.S., & Stasko, J. (1999). PML: Representing procedural domains for multimedia presentations. IEEE Multimedia, 6(2), 40-52.
• Catrambone, R. (1998). The subgoal learning model: Creating better examples so that students can solve novel problems. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 127 (4), 355-376.

Bujak

• Bujak, K. R. & Catrambone, R. (2008, November). Using Text Messages to Support Complex Learning Tasks. Poster presented at the 49 Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL, USA.

Eiriksdottir

• Eiriksdottir E., & Catrambone, R. (2006, May). Timing of instructions: Effects on initial and later performance. Poster presented at the 18th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, USA.
• Eiriksdottir, E., Nees, M., Lindsay, J., & Stanley, R. (2006). User preferences for auditory device-driven menu navigation. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, 2076-2078.

Gane

• Lyons, K., Starner, T., & Gane, B. D. (in press). Experimental evaluations of the Twiddler one-handed chording mobile keyboard. Human-Computer Interaction.
• Gane, B. D., & Catrambone, R. (2006). Give Learners Questions to Answer While they Watch Animated Examples. In S. A. Barab, K. E. Hay, D. T. Hickey (Eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Learning Sciences - ICLS 2006 (pp. 922-923). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
• Gane, B. D., & Catrambone, R. (2006, April). Can modular examples and contextual interference improve transfer? Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA (AERA '06).
• Gane, B. D., Embretson, S. E., & Catrambone, R. (2006, February). Using IRT to model performance differences from learning materials. Poster session presented at the New Directions in Psychological Measurement With Model-Based Approaches conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Lyons, K., Gane, B., Starner, T., & Catrambone, R. (2005). Improving novice performance on the Twiddler one-handed chording keyboard. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Forum on Applied Wearable Computing. Zurich, Switzerland.

Kline

• Kline, K.A., Catrambone, R. (2009). The influence of spatial ability on multimedia learning. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX.

Park

• Park, S., & Catrambone, R. (2007). Social facilitation effects of virtual humans. Human Factors, 49 (6), 1054-1060.
• Park, S., O'Brien, M. A., Caine, K. E., Rogers, W. A., Fisk, A. D., Van Ittersum, K., Capar, M. & Parsons, L. J. (2006). Acceptance of Computer Technology: Understanding the User and the Organizational Characteristics. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting.
• Caine, K. E., O'Brien, M. A., Park, S., Rogers, W. A., Fisk, A. D., Van Ittersum, K., Capar, M. & Parsons, L. J. (2006). Understanding Acceptance of High Technology Products: 50 Years of Research. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting.
• Park, S. & Catrambone, R. (2004). Represented and Representing Dimensions in Relational Information Displays. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information Visualization, 605-612.

Zolna

• Williams, M., Sabata, D. and Zolna, J. S. (in press). User Needs Evaluation of Workplace Accommodations. Work, 27 (4).
• Zolna, J. S., Sanford, J., Sabata, D., Goldthwaite, J. (under review). Review of Accommodation Strategies in the Workplace for Persons with Mobility and Dexterity Impairments: Application to Criteria for Universal Design. Technology & Disability.
• Zolna, J. S. & Catarmbone, R. (in preparation). Learning from Multimedia: Cognitive Modality Effects. Journal of Educational Psychology.
• Zolna, J. S. (2006). Multimedia, Multimodal Effects, and Universally Designed Instruction. Proceedings of the Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing Conference (VL/HCC ’06), Brighton, England.
• Williams, M., Sabata, D. and Zolna, J. S. (2006). Consumer Perspectives on Workplace Accommodations: Findings from Focus Group. Proceedings of California State University, Northridge Center on Disabilities' 21st Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
• Sabata, D., Williams, M. and Zolna, J. S. (2006). Older Workers, Disability and Accommodations Employment. Proceedings of California State University, Northridge Center on Disabilities' 21st Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
• Williams, M. and Zolna, J. S. (2005). Workplace Accommodation Use by Aging Workers. Proceedings of the Workplace Accommodations: State of the Science Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Zolna, J. S. and Catrambone, R. (2005). Understanding the Locus of Modality Effects and How to Effectively Design Multimedia Instructional Materials. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Zolna, J. S. and Rickert, D. (2005). Improving the User Interface: Ensuring Consistency and Quality for a Vertical Market Software Product. Proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction Consortium Winter Meeting (HCIC 05), Fraser, CO.
• Zolna, J. S. (2004). Factors Associated with Successful Accommodations in the Workplace. Proceedings of the Rehabilitation Engineer Society of America’s 27th International Conference on Technology & Disability: Research, Design, Practice & Policy, Orlando, FL.
• Zolna, J.S. and Catrambone, R. (2003). Semantic Modality in Information Design: Improving Learning Efficiency in Multimedia Environments. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.