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The role of math anxiety in U.S. adults’ ability to metacognitively monitor their fraction arithmetic performance

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By Samuel Pearl, Clarissa Thompson, Karrie E. Godwin, Jennifer M. Taber, Charles J. Fitzsimmons
| Frontiers
Abstract Metacognitive monitoring, the awareness of one’s own knowledge, can inform control decisions like help-seeking. We examined whether and why math anxiety was related to metacognitive monitoring during fraction arithmetic. A combined sample of U.S. adults (N = 685) completed a fraction arithmetic task and judged how many questions they thought they would correctly answer prior to the task and how many questions they thought they correctly answered after the task.
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Teaching and Learning during a Global Pandemic: Perspectives from Elementary School Teachers and Parents

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By Karrie E. Godwin, Susan Sonnenschein, Freya Kaur
| MDPI
Abstract : COVID-19 has had a major impact on education, with many children attending school online for more than a year. To understand the implications of online learning for U.S. teachers (Study 1; N = 49) and families (Study 2; N = 189) of elementary school students, we administered a survey in spring 2021, about one year into the pandemic. Participants answered questions about the instructional modality and format, challenges managing instruction, and children’s attention and learning.
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When Less is More in an Increasingly Busy World

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By Carnegie Mellon, Cassondra M. Eng, Karrie E. Godwin
| Nature Verified
Pictures in storybooks are interesting but are they distracting children away from learning? ⎮3 min read +2 Contributing authors Karrie Godwin Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Baltimore County Published Nov 05, 2020 Have you ever entered a Zoom meeting with the intention of fully focusing, only to find yourself answering emails, checking your calendar, or reading the news? Do you remember what you learned from that meeting? Neither do we.
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Keep it simple: streamlining book illustrations improves attention and comprehension in beginning readers

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By Anna Fisher, Carnegie Mellon, Cassondra M. Eng, Karrie E. Godwin
| Nature Verified
Abstract This study used eye-tracking to examine whether extraneous illustration details—a common design in beginning reader storybooks—promote attentional competition and hinder learning. The study used a within-subject design with first- and second-grade children.
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