College of Education
Avery Harrison Closser Research Group
Led by Avery Harrison Closser · School of Teaching and Learning
What we study
The lab studies how students learn math and other subjects using technology and experiments. They focus on improving teaching methods through research on perception and cognition.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Human participants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Now I See It: Supporting Flexible Problem Solving in Mathematics through Perceptual Scaffolding in ASSISTments
This project uses technology to help students solve math problems by improving their visual perception.
Examining the Effects of Perceptual Cues on Middle School Students’ Online Mathematical Reasoning and Learning
This study looks at how visual cues help middle school students learn math online.
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Recent papers, explained
- How Do Spatial Skills Take Shape? Examining Preschoolers’ Performance on 2D and 3D Assembly Tasks
2026 · Journal of Cognition and Development
Checks if 2D and 3D spatial skills should be seen as separate abilities in preschoolers.
- Operator Positions and Perceptual Cues: Unpacking Their Effects on Middle School Students’ Performance and Errors in Order-of-Operations Problems
2026 · Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Tests how math problem layout affects middle school students' accuracy and speed.
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- Not all who avoid help are lost: The relations between help avoidance and performance in a digital learning platform
2026 · Contemporary Educational Psychology
- Data from the Effects of Congruent and Incongruent Perceptual Cues on Middle Schoolers’ Mathematical Performance, Learning, and Retention Study
2025 · Journal of Open Psychology Data
Shares data on how spacing and color cues affect math performance in 6th graders.
- Math Problem Supports in an Authentic Classroom Context: Unpacking the Effect of Immediate Feedback and Re-Attempts in Online Problem Sets on Middle School Students’ Math Achievement
2025 · Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness
Sees if immediate feedback helps middle school students learn math better.
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