Research Areas | Learning Research and Development Center

	Cognitive Neuroscience		Learning Technology
Articulatory / Phonological Processes in Working Memory Behavioral Brain (B2) Research Training Program Funding Biological Mechanisms of Cognitive Learning Biologically Accelerated Learning Technology (BALT) Cerebellum and Language Clinical Application of High Definition Fiber Tracking (HDFT) Cognitive Science Learning Laboratory Collaborative Dialogue Agent for Peer Learning Interactions Evidence accumulation in perceptual decision making Integrating Social and Cognitive Elements of Discovery and Innovation Multimodal Characterization of Brain Networks Optimization of Diffusion Imaging Methods Perceptual memory in aging and early dementia Reading and Language Group Reading and The Right Fusiform Role of Preparation in Memory Retrieval Training in Arithmetical Fluency		Adapting to Student Uncertainty over and above Correctness Advanced Analogical Search with Integrated Function and Form: The Verrocchio An Affect-Adaptive Spoken Dialogue System Biologically Accelerated Learning Technology (BALT) Collaborative Dialogue Agent for Peer Learning Interactions Collaborative Research Strategies: The Robot Algebra Project CS2N Hypothesis Formation and Testing in an Interpretive Domain: A Cognitive Model and Intelligent Tutoring System Improving Learning from Peer Review with NLP and ITS Techniques Keeping Instructors Well-Informed in Computer-Supported Peer Review Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center (PSLC) Rimac: A Natural-language Tutoring System that Engages Students in Deep Reasoning Dialogues about Physics Scaffolded Writing and Rewriting in the Discipline (SWoRD) Theoretical and Architectural Support for Mobile Group Learning Tutoring System that Engages Students in Dialogues about Physics
	Higher Level Learning Processes		Reading & Language
Adapting to Student Uncertainty over and above Correctness Advanced Analogical Search with Integrated Function and Form: The Verrocchio BLOOM (Biology Levers Out Of Mathematics) CaSe - 21st Century Research and Development Center on Cognition and Science Education Cases of Reasoning and Proving in Secondary Mathematics (CORP) Cognitive Science Learning Laboratory Collaborative Research Strategies: The Robot Algebra Project Design Tools to Cognitive Processes to Innovation Early Universal Algebra: A Challenge at the Crossroads of Policy and Practice Keeping Instructors Well-Informed in Computer-Supported Peer Review Measuring Classroom Discussions in Mathematics and Literacy Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center (PSLC) Preparing to Assess the Influence of Classroom Practices on Student Outcomes in 'Traditional' vs 'Reform' Approaches to Mathematics Instruction Science Learning Activation Lab Theoretical and Architectural Support for Mobile Group Learning Tutoring System that Engages Students in Dialogues about Physics		Articulatory / Phonological Processes in Working Memory Cerebellum and Language Developing Effective Instruction and Building Teacher Knowledge for Vocabulary Development Documenting Students' Opportunity for Literate Engagement in an Afterschool Context Efficacy Trial of Robust Vocabulary Instruction Significance Eye Movement Control: Coordinating Perception, Cognition, and Action in Reading Improving Science Learning through Tutorial Dialogues Measuring Classroom Discussions in Mathematics and Literacy Psycho-Linguistic Underpinnings of Multilingualism (PLUM) Lab Reading and Language Group Reading and The Right Fusiform Robust Instruction of Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students Robust Vocabulary Instruction
	Informal Learning		Research to Reform School Practice
Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) City as Learning Lab (CaLL): Spreading Technological Fluency Through Creative Robotics Dinosaurs in Their Time, Carnegie Museum of Natural History How People Make Things, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh InformalScience Understanding the Student and Community Impact of Arts-Based Youth Programs University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out-of-School Environments (UPCLOSE)		Assessing Instructional Content and Interactions 'At Scale' Cases of Reasoning and Proving in Secondary Mathematics (CORP) Documenting Students' Opportunity for Literate Engagement in an Afterschool Context Evaluation of Algebra Professional Development in Pittsburgh Public Schools Institute for Learning (IFL) Learning Leadership: Kernel Routines for Instructional Improvement Learning Policy Center Opening the Classroom: Using Data on Student Literate Practices to De-Privatize Instruction and Leverage Teacher Coordination Roles, Tools and Practices of Teachers within Inclusive Schools School Community Connections Technological-Enhanced Lesson Planning as an Organizational Routine for School Improvement Understanding the State "Policy Pipeline": An Exploratory Comparison of States' Approaches to the Top Reforms
	Learning Policy		Social & Motivational Factors in Learning
Assessing Instructional Content and Interactions 'At Scale' Early Universal Algebra: A Challenge at the Crossroads of Policy and Practice Evaluation for Learning Group Evaluation of Algebra Professional Development in Pittsburgh Public Schools Learning Leadership: Kernel Routines for Instructional Improvement Learning Policy Center Preparing to Assess the Influence of Classroom Practices on Student Outcomes in 'Traditional' vs 'Reform' Approaches to Mathematics Instruction Technological-Enhanced Lesson Planning as an Organizational Routine for School Improvement Understanding the State "Policy Pipeline": An Exploratory Comparison of States' Approaches to the Top Reforms		Dialectical Interaction and Conceptual Learning Increasing College Retention Intergroup Relations in Schools Knowledge Creation and Distribution in Online Groups Newcomers as Sources of Team Learning Science Learning Activation Lab Social Aspects of Classroom Computer Use Theoretical and Architectural Support for Mobile Group Learning

LRDC Research Areas