Robert Goldstone

The purpose of this project is to test the efficacy of From Here to There (FH2T), an interactive touch-based application developed with prior IES funding (Learning the Visual Structure of Algebra Through Dynamic Interactions with Notation). FH2T is designed to improve students' conceptual understanding of algebraic ideas. Algebra is foundational for understanding advanced mathematics; however, many middle and high school students fail to understand basic algebraic concepts. In FH2T, math sym...

Algebra is a foundational domain for understanding advanced mathematics. However, many middle and high school students fail to understand basic algebraic concepts. Much of the difficulty stems from failures to achieve algebraic literacy: a robust, intuitive understanding of how to create, transform, and interpret statements expressed in standard algebraic notation. The goal of this project is to develop and explore the feasibility of an intervention that uses a set of verbal, physical, and c...

At the time of this project, considerable research suggested that students often did not spontaneously transfer what they learned when there were even superficial differences in learning situations. This research team believed that students could be taught in such a way as to allow them to transfer scientific principles across different areas. To determine how best to support this transfer of knowledge, this research team examined the relation between specific facts and details through which...