Avery Harrison Closser 

Books / Book Chapters

• Chan, J. Y. C., Closser, A. H., Drzewiecki, K. C., Lee, J. E., Smith, H., & Ottmar, E. (2023). Grasping patterns of algebraic understanding: Dynamic technology facilitates learning, research, and teaching in mathematics education. In K. M. Robinson, D. Kotsopoulos, & A. Dubé (Eds), Mathematical Teaching and Learning: Perspectives on Mathematical Minds in the Elementary and Middle School Years.

Articles

• Closser, A. H., Botelho, A. F., & Chan, J. Y.-C. (2024). Exploring the impact of symbol spacing and problem sequencing on arithmetic performance: An educational data mining approach. Journal of Educational Data Mining, 16(1), 84-111. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11403249
• Closser, A. H., Sales, A., & Botelho, A. F. (2024). Should we account for classrooms? Analyzing online experimental data with student-level randomization. Educational Technology Research and Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10325-x
• Chan, J. Y.-C., Nagashima, T., & Closser, A. H. (2023). Participatory design for cognitive science: Examples from the Learning Sciences and Human-Computer Interaction. Cognitive Science, 47(10), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.13365
• Closser, A. H., Chan, J. Y.-C., & Ottmar, E. R. (2023). Resisting the urge to calculate: The relation between inhibition skills and perceptual cues in arithmetic performance. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 76(12), 2690-2703. https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218231156125
• Ngo, V., Perez, L., Closser, A. H., & Ottmar, E. (2023). The effects of operand position and superfluous brackets on student performance in math problem-solving. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 9(1), 107-128. https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.9535
• Chan, J. Y.-C., Closser, A. H., Ngo, V., Smith, H., Liu, A., & Ottmar, E. (2023). Examining shifts in conceptual knowledge, procedural knowledge, and mathematical flexibility in the context of two game-based technologies. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 39(4), 1274-1289. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12798
• Chan J. Y.-C., Ottmar, E. R., Smith, H., & Closser, A. H. (2022). Variables versus numbers: Effects of symbols and mathematical knowledge on students’ problem-solving strategies. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 71, 102114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2022.102114
• Closser, A. H., Erickson, J. A., Smith, H., Varatharaj, A., & Botelho, A. F. (2022). Blending Learning Analytics and Embodied Design to Model Students’ Comprehension of Measurement Using Their Actions, Speech, and Gestures. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction (IJCCI) Special Issue on Learning Analytics of Embodied Design: Enhancing Synergy, 32, 100391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2021.100391
• Arroyo, I., Closser, A. H., Castro, F., Smith, H., Ottmar, E., & Micciolo, M. (2022). The Wearable Learning Platform: A computational thinking tool supporting game design and active play. Technology, Knowledge, and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-022-09601-1
• Smith, H., Closser, A. H., Ottmar, E. R., & Chan, J. Y.-C. (2022). The impact of algebra worked example presentations on student learning. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 36(2), 363-377. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3925
• Smith, H., Closser, A. H., Ottmar, E. & Arroyo, I. (2020). Developing math knowledge and computational thinking through game play and design: A professional development program. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 20(4).
• Harrison, A., Smith, H., Hulse, T., & Ottmar, E. (2020). Spacing out!: Manipulating spatial features in mathematical expressions affects performance. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 6(2), 186-203. https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v6i2.243
• Hulse, T., Daigle, M., Manzo, D., Braith, L., Harrison, A., & Ottmar, E. (2019). From Here to There! Elementary: A game-based approach to developing number sense and early algebraic understanding. Educational Technology Research and Development, 67(2), 423-441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-019-09653-8

Other Publications

• Schellinger, A., Zacamy, J., Roschelle, J., Closser, A., & Zepeda, C. D. (2024, April). Considerations for Conducting Research in Digital Learning Platforms. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/210
• Closser, A. H., Chan, J. Y.-C., Smith, H., & Ottmar, E. R. (2022). Perceptual learning in math: Implications for educational research, practice, and technology. Rapid Community Report Series. Digital Promise and the International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/7668